TORTILLA

tortilla

(noun) thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tortilla (plural tortillas)

(Mexican cuisine) A flat round bread made out of cornmeal or flour. In Mexican cuisine they are often served with a filling or topping such as frijoles "beans", carne "meat", salsa "sauce", sour cream and cheese; in the latter case they are called quesadillas.

(Spanish cuisine) Spanish omelette; an omelette containing potatoes and onions.

Anagrams

• littoral

Source: Wiktionary


Tor*til"la, n. Etym: [Sp.]

Definition: An unleavened cake, as of maize flour, baked on a heated iron or stone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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