tortilla

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tortilla.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /tɔːˈtɪjə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tɔɹˈti.ə/, /tɔɹˈtijə/, [tɔɹˈtʰijə]
• Rhymes: -iːə

Noun

tortilla (plural tortillas)

1. (Mexico) 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 which case they are called quesadillas.
2. (Spain) Spanish omelette; an omelette containing potatoes and onions

Anagrams

• littoral

Noun

tortilla

1. tortilla

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔʁ.ti.ja/

• Audio

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Verb

tortilla

1. third-person singular past historic of tortiller

Anagrams

• littoral

Etymology

From Spanish tortilla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toɾˈtiʎa/

Noun

tortilla f (plural tortillas)

1. Spanish omelette, tortilla
2. omelette
3. (rare) tortilla

Etymology

From Old Spanish tortiella, diminutive of torta (“round flatbread”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toɾˈtiʎa/

Noun

tortilla f (plural tortillas)

1. (Spain and most Hispanic countries) Spanish omelette, tortilla
2. (Spain and most Hispanic countries) omelette
3. (Mexico and Central America) tortilla