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torta

/ˈtɔːtə/US/ˈtɔɹtə/

torta noun: a sandwich, served either hot or cold, on an oblong white sandwich roll, derived from Mexican cuisine.

torta: a sandwich, served either hot or cold, on an oblong white sandwich roll, derived from Mexican...
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Noun (1)

torta (plural tortas)

  1. (US) A sandwich, served either hot or cold, on an oblong white sandwich roll, derived from Mexican cuisine.
  2. A flat heap of moist, crushed silver ore, prepared for the patio process.
  3. (slang) An overweight or obese Hispanic woman, especially one deemed attractive.

Noun (2)

torta (plural tortas)

  1. A Philippine omelette of ground meat and potatoes.

Noun (3)

torta (countable and uncountable, plural tortas)

  1. An Italian cake.
    • They include fresh noodles, roasted chickens, savory Italian tortas, caponata and other antipasti like roasted onions in balsamic vinegar, crusty walnut breads, biscotti, and fabulous Italian desserts.1991, Patricia Unterman, editor, Best Restaurants of San Francisco: The San Francisco Chronicle Guide to Fine Dining, San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 275
    • Perhaps there could be a smarter balsamic kick in the latte cotto custard, more oomph in the chocolate torta.1996 May 6, Gael Greene, “Where the Boys Are”, in New York, page 92, column 1

Examples of torta in a sentence

  • Internationally popular from his cookbooks and television show, Middione fills the deli case with southern Italian tortas, roasted chicken, polenta, and white bean salad.1998, Donna Peck, Romantic Days and Nights in San Francisco: Intimate Escapes in the City by the Bay, Globe Pequot Press, →ISBN, page 153:
  • I cooked for her as I had never cooked before: Spanish appetizers, Thai curries, and Italian tortas landed before her in dizzying, delectable profusion.2007, Marusya Bociurkiw, Comfort Food for Breakups: The Memoir of a Hungry Girl, Arsenal Pulp Press, →ISBN:
  • Leaving the world behind, I’d wallow in frosty solitude and chocolate torta.2012, Steven Parlato, The Namesake, Merit Press, Simon & Schuster, Inc., →ISBN:
  • There was a table crowded with offerings: a whole muskmelon, chocolate torta and jugs of wine, lamb stew with a skin of orange grease.2015, Leslie Parry, Church of Marvels, Two Roads, →ISBN:

Forms of torta

pluraltortas

Origin of torta

Borrowed from Spanish torta, from Latin turta, thought to derive from Latin tŏrta f (“twisted”). Doublet of torte and tart.

Borrowed from Tagalog torta, from Spanish torta, from Latin turta, thought to derive from Latin tŏrta f (“twisted”). Doublet of torte and tart.

Borrowed from Italian torta, from Latin turta, thought to derive from Latin tŏrta f (“twisted”). Doublet of torte and tart.

Words formed from torta

Phrases with torta

Words that rhyme with torta

Questions about torta

What does torta mean?
Torta means a sandwich, served either hot or cold, on an oblong white sandwich roll, derived from Mexican cuisine.
How do you use torta in a sentence?
Internationally popular from his cookbooks and television show, Middione fills the deli case with southern Italian tortas, roasted chicken, polenta, and white bean salad.
What part of speech is torta?
Torta is a noun.
How do you pronounce torta?
Torta is pronounced /ˈtɔːtə/ (UK).
What is the plural of torta?
The plural of torta is tortas.

Words near torta in the dictionary

  1. torsor
  2. torsors
  3. torsos
  4. tort
  5. tort law
  6. torta
  7. torta ahogada
  8. torta pounder
  9. torta pounders
  10. tortas
  11. tortas ahogadas

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