Meanings
nounantojito (plural antojitos)
plural antojitos
- Any of various types of snack or appetizer in Mexican cuisine, such as a torta or pambazo.
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.
2009 January 16, Marian Burros, “Penn Quarter’s International Flavor”, in New York Times
Origin
- Spanishantojito
- Spanishantojito
- Englishantojito
Borrowed from Spanish antojito.
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APA
antojito. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antojito
MLA
“antojito.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antojito. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antojito,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antojito.
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