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tetelas

tetelas is the plural of tetela.

Meaning of tetela

Noun

tetela (plural tetelas)

  1. A triangular-folded masa pocket, filled with ingredients, eaten in the states of Guerrero, Oaxaca and Puebla, similar to corn tortillas, sope and huarache, but with different fillings.
    • They’re then ground into a homogeneous dough that holds whatever shape you choose to give it: thin circles for tortillas, thicker ones for gorditas and sopes, plump ovals for huaraches and triangles for black-bean stuffed tetelas.2023 July 7, Rick A. Martínez, “For the Best Tortillas (and Gorditas and Tetelas), You Need Fresh Masa”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 07 Jul 2023

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Noun capitalized: Tetelas

Tetelas

  1. (plural) plural of Tetela

Questions about tetelas

What is tetelas the plural of?
Tetelas is the plural of tetela.
What part of speech is tetelas?
Tetelas is a noun.

Words near tetelas in the dictionary

  1. tete a tetes
  2. tete-a-tete
  3. tete-a-tetes
  4. tetel
  5. tetela
  6. tetelas
  7. Tetelcingo
  8. Tetelcingo Nahuatl
  9. tetels
  10. Tetepan Norte
  11. Tetepan Sur

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