tortilla
[ tawr-tee-uh; Spanish tawr-tee-yah ]
/ tɔrˈti ə; Spanish tɔrˈti yɑ /
noun, plural tor·til·las [tawr-tee-uh z; Spanish tawr-tee-yahs] /tɔrˈti əz; Spanish tɔrˈti yɑs/. Mexican Cookery.
a thin, round, unleavened bread prepared from cornmeal or sometimes wheat flour, baked on a flat plate of iron, earthenware, or the like.
Origin of tortilla
1690–1700; < Spanish, equivalent to
tort(a) cake (see
torte) +
-illa diminutive suffix < Latin
-ella
Words nearby tortilla
tortelier,
tortellini,
tortfeasor,
torticollis,
tortile,
tortilla,
tortilla flat,
tortillon,
tortious,
tortoise,
tortoise beetle
Example sentences from the Web for tortilla
British Dictionary definitions for tortilla
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