buñuelo

noun

bu·​ñu·​e·​lo

ˌbünyəˈwā(ˌ)lō

plural -s

: a flat, semisweet cake made mainly of eggs, flour, and milk fried in deep fat and usually served with sugar and cinnamon or cane syrup

Word History

Etymology

Spanish; akin to Catalan bunyol buñuelo, bony bump on the head

First Known Use

1740, in the meaning defined above

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