cazuelita

Spanish

Etymology

From cazuela +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaθweˈlita/ [ka.θweˈli.t̪a] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kasweˈlita/ [ka.sweˈli.t̪a] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: ca‧zue‧li‧ta

Noun

cazuelita f (plural cazuelitas)

  1. diminutive of cazuela
    • 2015 September 24, “Birmingham, capital del ‘curry’”, in El País‎[1]:
      El balti es el curry de Birmingham, que se sirve muy caliente en una cazuelita de acero de fondo plano acompañado, a menudo, de pan naan gigante.
      Balti is a curry from Birmingham that is served quite hot in a small steel cooking dish with a flat bottom accompanied, often, by gigantic naan.
  2. a Mexican appetizer consisting of corn masa in the formed into the shape of a small casserole dish, fried in oil, and topped with various fillings
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