# tortilla

Pronunciation: US say "tor-TEE-uh" /tɔɹˈti.ə/; UK say "tor-TEE-yuh" /tɔːˈtijə/

## Noun

1. A thin, round Mexican flatbread made from cornmeal or flour.
   - Simple: A thin, flat, round bread from Mexico, made from corn or flour.
   - _He folded the tortilla around grilled chicken and a spoonful of salsa._
   - _Corn tortillas char beautifully when toasted over an open flame._
2. A thick Spanish-style omelette made with potatoes and onions, cooked in a skillet and flipped to set both sides.
   - Simple: A Spanish food made of eggs cooked with potatoes and onions in a pan.
   - _She flipped the tortilla in the skillet so the eggs would set evenly on both sides._
   - _Every café in Madrid seems to have its own version of tortilla, some firm, some barely set._

## Origin

Borrowed from Spanish "tortilla".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/tortilla (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).