tostada
noun
a tortilla fried until crisp and usually topped with a variety of ingredients, as shredded meat or chicken, refried beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
tostadas
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pluralof tostada.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Serve piled onto tostadas, scooped up with tortilla chips or spooned over rice.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
As a child in Northern California, he grew up eating tostadas with refried pinto beans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
An old-school sound system blasts porros, gaitas and cumbias colombianas, while residents sell secondhand clothes, tostadas and old records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
In Las Vegas, chef Mariana Alvarado said she began getting native corn through Tamoa and Los Angeles-based Masienda for tortillas, tostadas, tamales and the masa she sells in markets and online about four years ago.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
We crunched tostadas, finished all the soup in our bowls.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
