bolillo

[ buh-lee-oh; Spanish baw-lee-yaw ]

noun

, Mexican Cooking.

, plural bo·lil·los [b, uh, -, lee, -ohz, baw-, lee, -yaws].

1. a crusty hard roll with a soft center.
2. a sandwich made with this roll.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bolillo¹

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 )