tortilla
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- noun
- /tɔrˈtiːə/
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tortilla (mexicana)
- I did buy some gluten-free tortilla wraps a while back, and they were awful.
- flour tortilla
This is a cheese tortilla and it is pliable.
- This is a cheese tortilla and it is pliable.
- Like that's not the tortilla with the chicken inside the taquitos.
- OK, so Matt, you say you put the meat in the tortilla, then you put the sauce.
- I would love to play Keith's dad and throw tortillas at Keith and the audience.
Examples
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This is a cheese tortilla and it is pliable.
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Since I live in Mexico, I do have a tortilla press... it's made of metal.
Blog text (19) -
Place a serving of eggs in each tortilla and top with cheese.
Fiction book (1997) -
Mama took one tortilla out of the oil and put it on the warmer plate.
Fiction book (1995) -
All right, let's have the chicken tortilla soup with fresh tortilla strips.
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I had difficulty rolling them out well, but realized my tortilla press made it effortless.
Blog text (6) -
We bought some tortillas, some rice, we got eggs, veggies, some chicken.
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Five minutes later, Lois reappeared with a small cooler and a bag of tortilla chips.
Fiction book (1999) -
I placed the grilled chicken and salsa inside the tortilla and wrapped it tightly.
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For breakfast, I had a warm tortilla filled with scrambled eggs and cheese.
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Etymology
Tortilla comes from the Spanish word torta meaning 'cake' and the small ending -illa meaning 'little', so it originally meant a 'little cake'. That's why tortilla is used for a small, round flatbread in Mexican cooking.