tostada

American  

[toh-stah-duh, taws-tah-thah] / toʊˈstɑ də, tɔsˈtɑ ðɑ /

Also tostado

noun

Mexican Cooking.

plural

tostadas

1. a tortilla fried until crisp and usually topped with a variety of ingredients, as shredded meat or chicken, refried beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.

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tostada British  

/ tɒˈstɑːdəʊ, tɒˈstɑːdə /

noun

1. a crispy deep-fried tortilla topped with meat, cheese, and refried beans

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Etymology

Origin of tostada

1935–40; < Mexican Spanish, noun use of past participle of Spanish tostar to toast ¹

Example Sentences

Chef Gilberto Cetina Jr. and his brigade of talented line cooks make an uni-topped ceviche tostada that make the finest caviar blinis seem like Cheese Whiz on Ritz crackers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025

I'm intrigued by the ingredients in some of your dishes: galangal in the scallop appetizer, nduja in the clam tostada, tzatziki in the tlayuda, xnipec and toum with the octopus.

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2023

Gabri's dish of a smoked fish tostada with compressed watermelon sounds fantastic, but his execution iss lacking.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2023

Both come with a generous slather of guacamole and cilantro garnish as sandwiching layers atop a crisp 6-inch tostada plate.

From Seattle Times • May 12, 2022

Bill Koontz was sitting at the counter tapping up tostada crumbs with his middle finger and licking them off when Joe and his people walked in.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols