pastelito

/pasteˈlito/ · B2 · noun · m

empanada

🥟 pastelito = pastel (pastry) + -ito (little) → little pastry

Spanish pastel means pastry or pie, and the suffix -ito means little. So a pastelito is a small filled pastry, which is the empanada-style turnover you eat by hand.

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