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"Barquillos" is a form of "barquillo", a noun which is often translated as "wafer". "Barquillas" is a form of "barquilla", a noun which is often translated as "basket". Learn more about the difference between "barquillos" and "barquillas" below.
el barquillo(
bahr
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kee
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yoh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (biscuit)
b. rolled wafer (rolled)
Los barquillos están cubiertos de chocolate.The rolled wafers are covered in chocolate.
a. cone
"¿Quieres un barquillo o una taza de plástico?", preguntó el heladero."Do you want a cone or a plastic cup?," asked the ice cream man.
b. cornet (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Me comí el helado y el barquillo.I ate the ice-cream and the cornet.
la barquilla(
bahr
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kee
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yah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. basket
Estas fotos no están sacadas desde un avión, sino desde la barquilla de un globo aerostático.These photos haven't been taken from a plane but from the basket of a hot-air balloon.
2. (nautical)
a. log
La velocidad de un barco de esas características se determina usando la barquilla y la corredera.The speed of a ship of that description is determined using the log and the line.
3. (culinary) (Caribbean) (Venezuela)
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Venezuela
a. cone
¿Qué tamaño de barquilla quieres para el helado?What size of cone do you want for your ice cream?
