tortilla
/tɔːˈtijə//tɔɹˈti.ə/
tortilla noun: a type of Mexican flatbread made out of cornmeal or flour.
Noun
tortilla (plural tortillas)
- A type of Mexican flatbread made out of cornmeal or flour.
- And then she figured out the whole situation in, maybe, ten minutes, just by watching my face across the dinner table. I didn't say more than ten words—'Pass the tortillas.'1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 55
- From this dough are shaped small round forms, or a tortilla press can be used to more easily flatten many perfectly round, thin cakes. Tortilla machines, found all over Mexico and the Southwest, can produce hundreds of tortillas per hour.2001, Rafaela Castro, Chicano Folklore, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 230
- Spanish omelette; a type of omelette containing potatoes and onions.
- An authentic Spanish tortilla is traditionally made with just eggs, potatoes, onions, salt and pepper, but this version contains sliced red and green peppers for a bit of extra colour and flavour.2004, The Student Cookbook, Hachette UK, →ISBN
tortilla meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
tortilla in Hindi
- टॉर्टिला, टोर्टिला
tortilla in Tamil
- டோர்டில்லா, டோர்டிலா
tortilla in Marathi
- Mexican flatbread
- टॉर्टिया ṭŏrṭiyā
tortilla in Urdu
- مکئی کی روٹی
More languagesFewer languages
- tortilla in Bengali
- টর্টিলা, টরটিলা, টারটিলা
- tortilla in Telugu
- టోర్టిల్లా, టార్టిల్లా, టోర్టిలా
- tortilla in Malayalam
- ടോർട്ടില, ടോർട്ടില്ലാ
- tortilla in Kannada
- ಟೋರ್ಟಿಲ್ಲಾ, ಟಾರ್ಟಿಲ್ಲಾ, ಟೋರ್ಟಿಲಾ
- tortilla in Punjabi
- ਟੌਰਟੀਲਾ, ਟੋਰਟੀਲਾ, ਟੋਰਟਿਲਾ
- tortilla in Gujarati
- ટોર્ટિલા, ટૉર્ટિલા
- tortilla in Odia
- ଟର୍ଟିଲା, ଟୋର୍ଟିଲା, ଟୋରଟିଲା
- tortilla in Nepali
- टोर्टिला, टोरटिला, टॉर्टिला
Examples of tortilla in a sentence
- But otherwise, paying almost 20 bucks for pizzazz between a few tortillas in Huntsville, funk that.
- Imagine sheet-pan nachos with toasted ravioli in place of the tortilla chips.
- The Tex-Mex–style chalupas I'm most familiar with are built on flat, crisp-fried corn tortillas.
Forms of tortilla
| plural | tortillas |
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Origin of tortilla
Borrowed from Spanish tortilla.
Words formed from tortilla
Phrases with tortilla
Words that rhyme with tortilla
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
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- Caesarea
- hamartia
- Hosea
- Leah
- logorrhea
- maria
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- Sandia
- Theia
- trachea
- Zia
- Achaea
- Alethea
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- chia
- chorea
- diarrhea
- Hygieia
- mens rea
- pharmacopoeia
- pro-mia
- quesadilla
- ratafia
- sangria
- shea
- Shi'a
- urea
- Aeaea
- Apamea
- apatheia
- Aramea
- Arimathea
- avania
- cinquedea
- Corea
- deliver the message to Garcia
- dionaea
- dyspnea
- Euboea
- eupatheia
- Euryclea
- Fawzia
- gelateria
- glossopoeia
- gonorrhea
- Hialeah
Questions about tortilla
- What does tortilla mean?
- Tortilla means a type of Mexican flatbread made out of cornmeal or flour.
- What is tortilla in Hindi?
- Tortilla in Hindi is टॉर्टिला, टोर्टिला. See Tortilla meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tortilla?
- Tortilla is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tortilla?
- Tortilla is pronounced /tɔːˈtijə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of tortilla?
- The plural of tortilla is tortillas.
Words near tortilla in the dictionary
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