Etymology From hoja, or from a Vulgar Latin *foliola, from Latin folium. Compare Galician filloa, folloa, Portuguese filhó. Pronunciation IPA(key): /oˈxwela/ [oˈxwe.la] Rhymes: -ela Syllabification: ho‧jue‧la Noun hojuela f (plural hojuelas) a little leaf flake (such as a cornflake) a hojuela, a sweet pastry Further reading “hojuela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014