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Tortilla

/tɔːˈti.ə/

(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.

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noun

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

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tortilla"

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omelettenoun	A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs, for example cheese or chives.
gorditanoun	A thick tortilla as made in Mexico, frequently stuffed and made of corn flour.
tostadanoun	(often in the plural) A flat tortilla that has been fried or toasted, or a dish based on this, usually associated with the cuisine of Latin America.
taquitonoun	A fried corn or flour tortilla, filled usually with beef or chicken and cheese, rolled up, and dipped in a form of salsa, or guacamole.
burritonoun	A Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc.
tortanoun	(US) A sandwich, served either hot or cold, on an oblong white sandwich roll, derived from Mexican cuisine.
tortilla chipnoun	A chip or crisp made from baked corn tortillas.
tlayudanoun	A type of tortilla from Oaxaca, Mexico.
taconoun	(cooking) A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft- or hard-shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables, and salsa.
wrapnoun	A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake.
tostadonoun	(uncountable) Toasted corn kernels, eaten as a snack.
migasnoun	A Mexican breakfast dish of fried corn tortilla strips mixed with eggs, and (especially in Tex-Mex cuisine) further ingredients such as onions, peppers, tomatoes and cheese.
pupusanoun	A thick, hand-rolled maize tortilla.
comalnoun	A flat, pan-like clay or metal griddle used to cook tortillas or other foods.
tamalenoun	A Mexican dish of cornmeal dough shell filled with various ingredients (e.g. chopped beef, pork, sweet filling) then steamed in corn husks.
tlacoyonoun	A Mexican dish consisting of a fried and stuffed masa cake.
burritanoun	(uncommon, cooking) A Latin American dish of meat and cheese in a tortilla, especially if folded rather than rolled like a burrito.
quesadillanoun	A Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla with cheese and sometimes other ingredients and then cooking it until the cheese is melted.
crispitonoun	A food consisting of a crispy fried or baked tortilla rolled tightly around a filling (typically a savory filling such as meat, corn, and/or cheese, but sometimes a dessert filling), similar to a taquito.
cornbreadnoun	(US) Bread made from cornmeal.