cemita

Spanish

Alternative forms

• semita

Etymology

From acemite (“bran”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θeˈmita/ [θeˈmi.t̪a] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /seˈmita/ [seˈmi.t̪a] (Latin America, Philippines)
• 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025