What Marquesita means
Marquesita is a Mexican antojito name of Spanish origin meaning "little marchioness". It is built from Spanish marquesa (marchioness) and -ita (diminutive). It is pronounced mar-keh-SEE-tah, and it is most associated with Yucatán.
A crisp rolled wafer sold on Mérida's plazas. The local story that a 1930s ice-cream vendor invented it and borrowed an aristocratic name is anecdote, not record.
This is a site about what Mexican words mean, so there is no recipe here. For the name itself: Antojito means "little craving". These are the masa-based street foods named for their shape more often than their filling: a sope is a small mound, a huarache is a sandal, a gordita is a fat little one, a tlacoyo is an oval patty.
