suizo

/ˈswiθo/ · B1 · adj

a type of bun covered in sugar

🇨🇭 suizo sounds like Swiss-o: Swiss with a Spanish -o ending

It comes from Schwyz, the canton that gave Switzerland (Suiza) its name. The masculine form is suizo and the feminine is suiza. In Spain a suizo is also a soft sweet bun topped with sugar.

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