tortilla

tor·til·la  (tôr-ty)

n.

A thin disk of unleavened bread made from masa or wheat flour and baked on a hot surface.

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[American Spanish, diminutive of Spanish torta, cake, from Late Latin, a kind of bread.]

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tortilla [tɔːˈtiːə]

n

(Cookery) Mexican cookery a kind of thin pancake made from corn meal and cooked on a hot griddle until dry

[from Spanish: a little cake, from torta a round cake, from Late Latin; see torte]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tortilla - thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour battercake, flannel cake, flannel-cake, flapcake, flapjack, hot cake, hotcake, pancake, griddlecake - a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle wrap - a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla tostada - a crisp flat tortilla Mexico, United Mexican States - a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810

Translations

tortilla [tɔːˈtiːə] N → tortilla f

tortilla [tɔː^rˈtiːjə] n

(= flat cornbread) → tortilla f

(= Spanish omelette) → tortilla f espagnole
tortilla chips npl → chips fpl de maïs

tortilla

n → Tortilla f

tortilla [tɔːˈtiːə] n → tortilla f inv

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tortilla [tɔːˈtiːə] n → tortilla f inv