noun, masculine/kubaˈnito/plural: cubanitos
diminutive of cubano; cubanito; a tubular waffle cone filled with dulce de leche or custard, and often covered in chocolate.
“Tres budineras largas, cobertura de chocolate, confites y cubanitos.” — Three pound cakes, chocolate topping, sprinkles, and cubanitos.
Etymology tree Taíno cubaobor.? Taíno coabanabor.? Spanish Cuba Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Spanish -ano Spanish cubano Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Spanish -ito Spanish cubanito From cubano + -ito.