bunyols
/buˈɲɔls/
CA
Small, sweet fried pastries typical of Catalonia, often filled with cream, jam, or sweetened cottage cheese and commonly eaten during festivals like Christmas.
A la Festa Major de Barcelona, la gent gaudeix de bunyols amb crema.
At the Barcelona Major Festival, people enjoy bunyols with cream.
Etymology
The word comes from Catalan, derived from the Old Catalan 'bonyol', which likely traces back to Latin 'bunio' meaning 'small loaf', reflecting the pastry's rounded shape.
Memory Aid
Sounds like 'bun-yol' — think 'bun' to remember it is a small, fried bun-like pastry.
Collocations
bunyols de cremabunyols de matófritar bunyolsmenjar bunyols
Synonyms
bunyolitosbuñuelos (Spanish)