Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A thin disk of unleavened bread made from masa or wheat flour and baked on a hot surface.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A round cake; specifically, in Mexico, a large, round, thin cake prepared from maize.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An unleavened cake, as of maize flour, baked on a heated iron or stone.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Mexico A flat round bread made out of cornmeal or flour. In Mexican cuisine they are often served with a filling or topping such as
frijoles "beans",carne "meat",salsa "sauce", sour cream and cheese, in which case they are calledquesadillas . - noun
Spanish omelette ; anomelette containingpotatoes andonions
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I've read that the the tortilla was supposedly introduced to Mexico by Lebanese immigrants (or the tortilla is an adaptation of their flatbread).
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I've read that the the tortilla was supposedly introduced to Mexico by Lebanese immigrants (or the tortilla is an adaptation of their flatbread).
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I've read that the the tortilla was supposedly introduced to Mexico by Lebanese immigrants (or the tortilla is an adaptation of their flatbread).
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I've read that the the tortilla was supposedly introduced to Mexico by Lebanese immigrants (or the tortilla is an adaptation of their flatbread).
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I've read that the the tortilla was supposedly introduced to Mexico by Lebanese immigrants (or the tortilla is an adaptation of their flatbread).
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I've read that the the tortilla was supposedly introduced to Mexico by Lebanese immigrants (or the tortilla is an adaptation of their flatbread).
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I've read that the the tortilla was supposedly introduced to Mexico by Lebanese immigrants (or the tortilla is an adaptation of their flatbread).
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I've read that the the tortilla was supposedly introduced to Mexico by Lebanese immigrants (or the tortilla is an adaptation of their flatbread).
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I've read that the the tortilla was supposedly introduced to Mexico by Lebanese immigrants (or the tortilla is an adaptation of their flatbread).
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I've read that the the tortilla was supposedly introduced to Mexico by Lebanese immigrants (or the tortilla is an adaptation of their flatbread).
frangarnes commented on the word tortilla
My favourite tortillas are 'tortilla de patatas' and 'tortilla de patatas con cebolla'. If you've tried them, then you know what I'm talking about
October 21, 2007