tortilla
noun
Examples of tortilla in a Sentence
Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
Variations on the King Ranch chicken casserole recipe can call for flour tortillas or tortillas chips.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2024
The specialty burrito, which melts a layer of cheese to the outside of the tortilla, will be $1 for one hour.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
On Valentine’s Day, tortillas from the SoHo tapas restaurant La Boqueria and bread from the TriBeCa farm stand Rigor Hill were on hand to soak up alcohol and keep players focused.
—Julia Halperin, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
Serve between slider buns or folded inside street-taco-size corn tortillas.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2024
Amanda showed a snapper crudo with hominy puree and tortilla pieces.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
Get The Recipe 10 of 19 Mexican Lasagna Corn tortillas act as the noodles and enchilada sauce stands in for tomato sauce in this kid-friendly lasagna recipe that will switch up your Taco Tuesday regimen.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2024
Participants can make their own tortilla with veggies.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
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Word History
borrowed from American Spanish (Mexico, Central America, parts of the Caribbean and South America), from Spanish, diminutive of torta "cake, pastry," going back to Late Latin tōrta "round loaf of bread" — more at tart entry 2
1648, in the meaning defined above
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tortilla
noun
American Spanish, literally "little cake," from Spanish torta "cake"
More from Merriam-Webster on tortilla
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