antojito

Etymology

From Spanish antojito.

Noun

antojito (plural antojitos)

1. Any of various types of snack or appetizer in Mexican cuisine, such as a torta or pambazo.
   • 2009, January 16, “Marian Burros”, in Penn Quarter’s International Flavor‎:

     At this little-plates restaurant, where tapas are called antojitos, even the salads are refreshingly different: slices of chayote topped with crumbled queso fresco and sprinkled with crushed peanuts in a hibiscus dressing.

Anagrams

• jotation

Etymology

From antojo (“craving”) +‎ -ito (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /antoˈxito/, [ãn̪t̪oˈxit̪o]

Noun

antojito m (plural antojitos)

1. antojito

Further reading

• “antojitos” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.