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