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bean tostada

bean tostada

2.9
A flat crispy tortilla with mashed beans and toppings like cheese and lettuce
  • noun
  • /biːn toʊˈstɑːdə/
translation icon : tostada de frijoles
  • I ordered a bean tostada for lunch.
  • black bean tostada

Examples

  • For a quick dinner, she made herself a bean tostada with lettuce and tomato.

  • I ordered a bean tostada topped with cheese and fresh salsa at the restaurant.

  • The menu featured several varieties, but the classic bean tostada remained my favorite.

  • Have you tried a bean tostada with extra cheese?

  • I enjoyed a delicious bean tostada topped with fresh salsa and cheese.

  • For lunch, I ordered a bean tostada that was crispy and filled with refried beans.

  • At the restaurant, the special was a bean tostada served with guacamole and sour cream.

Synonyms

tostada
vsbean tostada
4 6.0

A flat crispy fried tortilla topped with beans, meat, and cheese

is the specific version topped mainly with mashed beans and common garnishes

Surface Forms

bean tostada singular
bean tostadas plural

Morphology

bean + tostada

The meaning is directly compositional: a 'tostada' is defined as a flat crispy tortilla with toppings, so 'bean tostada' straightforwardly denotes a tostada topped with beans. This noun-noun modification follows common English compounding patterns (and the provided definition of 'tostada' removes potential uncertainty about the loanword), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it.

Etymology

Bean tostada is a simple food name: tostada comes from a Spanish word meaning 'toasted' and bean is the topping. Picture a flat, crispy tortilla toasted until firm and then topped with mashed beans and other ingredients, so the name tells you what the dish is.