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tortilla

[ tawr-tee-uh; Spanish tawr-tee-yah ]

noun

Mexican Cooking.
plural tortillas
  1. a thin, round, unleavened bread prepared from cornmeal or sometimes wheat flour, baked on a flat plate of iron, earthenware, or the like.


tortilla

/ ɔːˈپːə /

noun

  1. Mexican cookery a kind of thin pancake made from corn meal and cooked on a hot griddle until dry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tortilla1

1690–1700; < Spanish, equivalent to tort ( a ) cake ( torte ) + -illa diminutive suffix < Latin -ella
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tortilla1

C17: from Spanish: a little cake, from torta a round cake, from Late Latin; see torte
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Example Sentences

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An undated historic photo of a Los Angeles tortilla factory.

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Lira unpacks the boxes filled with cheese, chicken breasts and corn tortillas, storing it all in a walk-in refrigerator.

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It is mashed into masa and cooked into tortillas, tamales and tlacoyos.

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“The dollar goes up and so do tortillas, the dollar goes up and so does meat.”

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La Popular starts you off with at least seven different salsas—perfect for dipping tortilla chips or layering onto every bite.

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