flauta
[ flou-tah, -tuh ]
noun
a tightly rolled corn tortilla filled with shredded meat, chopped vegetables, or cheese, usually deep fried and garnished with sour cream, guacamole, or salsa.
Origin of flauta
1First recorded in 1935–40; from Latin American Spanish, from Spanish: literally “flute;” probably adopted from French or Provençal; see origin at flute
Words Nearby flauta
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How to use flauta in a sentence
Make sure to grab some tacos at the famed H&H Car Wash and Coffee Shop or the legendary flautas from Tacoholics.
In Havana, it was known as a mixto or sandwich en pan de flauta, with the ham and cheese implied.
Por medio de esta operacin, las melanclicas voces de la flauta americana adquieren una resonancia y una tristeza imponderables.
Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader | Ernesto Nelson
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