rositas de maíz
Cuba
Popcorn in Cuba is rositas de maíz, often shortened to rositas. Palomitas is understood too, but the Cuban word comes from the idea of little roses.
Meaning: popped corn snack (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| rositas de maíz | Cuba |
| palomitas | understood |
At a cinema or a street stand you ask for unas rositas or un cucurucho de rositas, a paper cone of popcorn. The word is plural.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Other Spanish speaking countries use palomitas, pochoclo, canguil or cabritas. Rositas de maíz is the distinctive Cuban choice.
Did you know?
- The word rositas comes from rosa, "rose", because a popped kernel looks a bit like a small flower.
Examples in context
- Quiero unas rositas de maíz.I want some popcorn.
- Un cucurucho de rositas, por favor.A cone of popcorn, please.
- Las rositas están saladas.The popcorn is salty.
Example conversation
Dayana and her cousin buy snacks outside a cinema in Havana from the seller Pablo.
- DayanaBuenas, ¿me da unas rositas?Hello, can I have some popcorn?
- PabloClaro, aquí tiene.Of course, here you go.
- DayanaGracias, están calientes.Thanks, they are hot.
