bolillo

American  

[buh-lee-oh, baw-lee-yaw] / bəˈli oʊ, bɔˈli yɔ /

noun

Mexican Cooking.

plural

bolillos

1. a crusty hard roll with a soft center.

2. a sandwich made with this roll.

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Etymology

Origin of bolillo

First recorded in 1970–75; from Spanish, equivalent to boll(o) “bun, roll” (with gender change from Latin bulla “bubble, knob”; + -illo diminutive suffix; bola, boil ¹ )

Example Sentences

That frontal assault on el bolillo came just as many Mexicans are getting ready to stock up on the fluffy loaves for the holidays.

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Another poster voiced the hope that the highbrow Euro-chef had learned his lesson with the bolillo, and would not dare to cast scorn on other favorites like the concha, a ubiquitous seashell-shaped sweet bread featuring a sugary topping.

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“Mexico doesn’t replicate European bread because it doesn’t have to,” Edgar Nuñez, a celebrated Mexican chef who studied in France, wrote on X in response to the bolillo dustup.

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The bolillo brouhaha quickly became part of the raging debate about gentrification in Mexico City.

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Still, the attack on el bolillo clearly touched a nerve in a capital otherwise in a festive mood.

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