churro

noun

chur·​ro ˈchu̇r-ō How to pronounce churro (audio)
ˈchü-rō
: a Spanish and Mexican pastry resembling a doughnut or cruller and made from deep-fried unsweetened dough and sprinkled with sugar

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The churro chillers are creamy and cold milkshakes topped with churro chunks. Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025 If there’s room for dessert, customers can pick from traditional Mexican sweets including tres leches cake and churros. Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025 Participating children wearing costumes will receive a free churro and costumed pets can have a free pup cup. Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025 Guests can also look forward to hot or iced Chocolate Abuelita, churro affogato, churro funnel cake and more. Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for churro

Word History

Etymology

Spanish

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of churro was in 1929

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“Churro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/churro. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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