吉事果

jíshìguǒ
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 churro
  2. 2 Spanish-style fried dough pastry

Examples

Xībānyá de zǎocān chángcháng shì jíshìguǒ pèi rè qiǎokèlì.
A Spanish breakfast is often churros with hot chocolate.
Wǒ dì-yī cì chī jíshìguǒ jiù àishàng le tā de xiāng cuì kǒugǎn.
The first time I ate a churro I fell in love with the crispy texture.

Tips

usage
吉事果 is a phonetic transliteration of 'churros' ( ≈ 'chu-rro' + 'pastry / fruit'). You'll also see 西班牙油条 (xībānyá yóutiáo, 'Spanish youtiao') as a more transparent calque, comparing it to the Chinese fried dough stick.

Stroke Order

shì
guǒ