panecillos
/paneθiʝos/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'dinner rolls' is translated into Spanish as panecillos.
The term refers to small individual portions of bread served as an accompaniment to a meal.
What does it mean word for word?
The word panecillos is a diminutive of pan (bread), combining it with the suffix -ecillo to mean 'small breads'.
Which one should you use?
While panecillos specifically denotes small breads, the term bollos is also used in many Spanish-speaking contexts to refer to various types of bread rolls.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form is panecillo, while panecillos is the plural form.
How do you pronounce it?
/paneθiʝos/
Did you know?
- The word pan is a linguistic relative of the English word 'companion', which literally comes from the Latin roots for 'with' and 'bread'.
- In Mexico, the term bolillo refers to a specific type of crusty white roll that is so culturally iconic it is often used as a generic term for any basic bread roll.
- In some Spanish-speaking countries, the word bollo can refer to a bread roll, but in others it describes a sweet pastry or even a bun-shaped hairstyle.
Examples in context
- Me gustan estos panecillos con mantequilla.I like these dinner rolls with butter.
- ¿Podemos comprar panecillos para la cena?Can we buy some dinner rolls for dinner?
- Ella trajo panecillos recién hechos.She brought freshly made dinner rolls.
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are at the grocery store.
- Daniel¿Necesitamos panecillos para la cena de hoy?Do we need dinner rolls for tonight's dinner?
- SofíaSí, Daniel, compra una bolsa de panecillos.Yes, Daniel, buy a bag of dinner rolls.
- DanielPerfecto, voy a buscarlos ahora.Perfect, I am going to look for them now.
- SofíaGracias, no olvides los que son integrales.Thanks, don't forget the whole wheat ones.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
