gordita
US/ɡɔɹˈditə/
gordita noun: a thick tortilla as made in Mexico, frequently stuffed and made of corn flour.
Noun
gordita (plural gorditas)
- A thick tortilla as made in Mexico, frequently stuffed and made of corn flour.
- Another element in this argument is how a "real" gordita is fixed. Is a gordita the tortilla itself, or is that just a shell, requiring toppings to make it a gordita? […] On the other hand, Taco Bell's gordita is a piece of wheat flatbread folded like a taco and stuffed, which bears little...2004, Mark Busby, The Southwest, →ISBN, page 253
- The term gordita means “little fat tortilla” and all gorditas are made from masa, but what you are served when you order a gordita will vary depending on where you are in Mexico.2012, Marilyn Tausend, La Cocina Mexicana: Many Cultures, One Cuisine, →ISBN, page 68
Forms of gordita
| plural | gorditas |
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Origin of gordita
Borrowed from Spanish gordita.
Questions about gordita
- What does gordita mean?
- Gordita means a thick tortilla as made in Mexico, frequently stuffed and made of corn flour.
- What part of speech is gordita?
- Gordita is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gordita?
- Gordita is pronounced /ɡɔɹˈditə/ (US).
- What is the plural of gordita?
- The plural of gordita is gorditas.
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