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tortilla
[ tawr-tee-uh; Spanish tawr-tee-yah ]
/ tɔrˈti ə; Spanish tɔrˈti yɑ /
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noun, plural tor·til·las [tawr-tee-uhz; Spanish tawr-tee-yahs]. /tɔrˈti əz; Spanish tɔrˈti yɑs/. Mexican Cooking.
a thin, round, unleavened bread prepared from cornmeal or sometimes wheat flour, baked on a flat plate of iron, earthenware, or the like.
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Origin of tortilla
Words nearby tortilla
Tortelier, tortellini, tortfeasor, torticollis, tortile, tortilla, tortilla chip, Tortilla Flat, tortillon, tortious, tortoise
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tortilla
/ (tɔːˈtiːə) /
noun
Mexican cookery a kind of thin pancake made from corn meal and cooked on a hot griddle until dry
Word Origin for tortilla
C17: from Spanish: a little cake, from torta a round cake, from Late Latin; see torte
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