tortilla
UStor-TEE-uh/tɔɹˈti.ə/UKtor-TEE-yuh/tɔːˈtijə/
Pluraltortillas
- 1A thin, flat, round bread from Mexico, made from corn or flour.
Like a very thin, soft pancake that you wrap around food instead of eating with syrup.
She warmed a tortilla in the pan and filled it with beans.
We bought a bag of fresh tortillas at the store for taco night.
- 2A Spanish food made of eggs cooked with potatoes and onions in a pan.
Like a big, thick pancake made of eggs and potatoes instead of flour.
The tortilla came out of the pan golden and thick with potatoes.
In Spain, many bars serve a slice of tortilla as a small snack.
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Origin
It comes from the Spanish word "tortilla".