cemita

Spanish

Alternative forms

• semita

Etymology

From acemite (“bran”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θeˈmita/ [θeˈmi.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /seˈmita/ [seˈmi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: ce‧mi‧ta

Noun

cemita f (plural cemitas)

1. (Mexico, Nicaragua) a type of bread roll, or a sandwich served on this type of roll
2. (El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua) a type of sweet roll or fruit-filled pastry

Further reading

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