tostadas

Noun

tostada (plural tostadas)

1. (in plural, often) A flat tortilla that has been fried or toasted, or a dish based on this, usually associated with the cuisine of Latin America.
   • A platter of chicken and octopus tostadas and two ceviches arrived at the table[…].2008 February 3, Tatiana Boncompagni, “Tostadas to a Salsa Beat”, in New York Times
2. (California, Southern) A bowl-shaped tortilla that has been fried and filled with various ingredients.

   Synonyms:

   taco salad

3. A Latin American toast (toasted bread).
   • The Marina and Vicentino restaurants are good places for a coffee and tostada (toasted sandwich) for breakfast.1995 April, Damien Simonis, Geoff Crowther, “The Rif Mountains”, in Morocco (A Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit), 3rd edition, Hawthorn, Vic.: Lonely Planet Publications, →ISBN, “The Mediterranean...