tostado
tostado noun: toasted corn kernels, eaten as a snack. Also the alternative form of tostada.
Noun
tostado (countable and uncountable, plural tostados)
- Toasted corn kernels, eaten as a snack.
- A meal here is any instance in which food is eaten during the day, and so may be anything from a complete meal to some tostado eaten while working in the field.1982, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, CIMMYT Economics Program Working Paper, page 13
- Children in the countryside still carry some tostado in their pockets to eat during recess at school.2003, Maria Baez Kijac, The South American Table, →ISBN
- Toast.
- Breakfast around here is tostado (toast) and tea. Sit down, Sit down, I'll fix you some tostado.1987, Mary A. Vanderweele, Pocketful of Dreams, →ISBN, page 212
- "Whatever you wish; but if you're tired and ... Hey, Angel!" he shouted at the individual who was already moving away, “tell your wife to prepare some tostado, our dessert wine, and some cake. Fancy that, my dear fellow, fancy that!”2010, Emilia Pardo Bazn, Walter Borenstein, Mother Nature, →ISBN, page 104
Proper noun capitalized: Tostado
Tostado (plural Tostados)
- A surname.
Also used as
tostado is also the alternative form of tostada.
Examples of tostado in a sentence
- Maiz tostado takes longer to burst open than popcorn, so to prevent the kernels from burning, you have to keep tossing them, one hand securing the lid, until the noise stops.2008, John Thorne, Matt Lewis Thorne, Mouth Wide Open: A Cook and His Appetite, →ISBN:
- You have to understand something: Spanish tostado is nothing like a slice of crusty American carbohydrates pulled from a plastic bag and burnt beyond freshness.2013, Jeff Goins, The In-Between: Embracing the Tension Between Now and the Next Big Thing, →ISBN:
Forms of tostado
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | tostados |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Tostados |
Origin of tostado
From Spanish tostado. Doublet of tostada.
Questions about tostado
- What does tostado mean?
- Tostado means toasted corn kernels, eaten as a snack.
- How do you use tostado in a sentence?
- Maiz tostado takes longer to burst open than popcorn, so to prevent the kernels from burning, you have to keep tossing them, one hand securing the lid, until the noise stops.
- What part of speech is tostado?
- Tostado can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of tostado?
- The plural of tostado is tostados.
Words near tostado in the dictionary
Source and license
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