galleta
everyday
A cookie in Puerto Rico is a galleta. A small one can be a galletita.
Meaning: small sweet baked snack (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| galleta | everyday |
| galletita | diminutive |
Galleta also covers crackers and biscuits. For chocolate chip cookies you say galletas con pedacitos de chocolate.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Spanish speakers in Mexico and Spain also say galleta. Some places say cookie in English, and you will hear the English word in Puerto Rico too, especially for American style cookies.
Did you know?
- Tití is the Puerto Rican affectionate word for aunt, and many people use it even for close family friends.
Examples in context
- ¿Quieres una galleta?Do you want a cookie?
- Hice galletas de chocolate.I made chocolate cookies.
- Las galletitas están en la lata.The little cookies are in the tin.
Example conversation
Mateo asks his aunt Tití Gloria for a snack in her kitchen in Cidra.
- MateoTití, ¿hay galletas?Auntie, are there cookies?
- Tití GloriaSí, están en la lata.Yes, they are in the tin.
- MateoGracias, tití.Thanks, auntie.
