Word
tortilla
Phoneticstor·tilla
US/tɔɹˈtiə/
UK/tɔːtˈiːɐ/
Definition
n. a thin, flat bread made from corn or wheat flour. It is a main part of Mexican cooking and you use it to wrap food like meat, beans, and cheese.
n. a thin, unleavened flatbread made from finely ground maize or wheat flour. In Spanish cuisine, the term refers instead to a thick omelette typically containing potatoes and onions.
Examples
“I filled the warm tortilla with beans and cheese.”
“The chef pressed the fresh dough into a thin circle before cooking the tortilla on a hot griddle.”
Examples
simple
“I filled the warm tortilla with beans and cheese.”
contextual
“The chef pressed the fresh dough into a thin circle before cooking the tortilla on a hot griddle.”
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish tortilla.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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