tostone
Americannoun
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tostones
plural
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I usually eat it plain, but it's great over rice, in salads, in tacos, alongside tostones or platanos, atop an arepa, or however else you might want to enjoy it.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2024
He had been a street vendor selling anything he could think of — doughnuts, flip-flops, tostones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
The passion fruit one adds beautiful sweetness and acidity to things like avocado toast, and I also like to put it in cashew-cilantro dip for tostones.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2022
At any time of day, these plantains can be shaved thin and fried into golden crispy chips or cut into rounds, fried and smashed like tostones.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2021
When Maria's mother makes arroz con habichuelas y tostones, we trade dinners.
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
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