tortilla
n. countablen. 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.
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.
Borrowed from Spanish tortilla.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Last updated May 9, 2026