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tortilla en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /tɔːˈtijə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /tɔɹˈtijə/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /tɔːˈti.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /tɔɹˈti.ə/ (US)
• [tɔɹˈtʰijə] (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tortilla.

Meanings

1. A type of Mexican flatbread made out of cornmeal or flour.
   • And then she figured out the whole situation in, maybe, ten minutes, just by watching my face across the dinner table. I didn't say more than ten words—'Pass the tortillas.' 1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 55:
   • From this dough are shaped small round forms, or a tortilla press can be used to more easily flatten many perfectly round, thin cakes. Tortilla machines, found all over Mexico and the Southwest, can produce hundreds of tortillas per hour. 2001, Rafaela Castro, Chicano Folklore, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 230:
2. Spanish omelette; a type of omelette containing potatoes and onions.
   • An authentic Spanish tortilla is traditionally made with just eggs, potatoes, onions, salt and pepper, but this version contains sliced red and green peppers for a bit of extra colour and flavour. 2004, The Student Cookbook, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

Forms

Deriveds

tortilla chip

Translations (57)

sv tortilla (Mexican flatbread) · amu cha (Mexican flatbread) · el τορτίγια (Mexican flatbread) · tzj aawaay (Mexican flatbread) · de Tortilla (Mexican flatbread) · ca truita (Mexican flatbread) · nhg tlaxcali̱ (Mexican flatbread) · acw تورتيا (Mexican flatbread) · azz taxcal (Mexican flatbread) · es kodzito (Mexican flatbread) · nhi tlaxcal (Mexican flatbread) · pt tortilha (Mexican flatbread) · it tortilla (Mexican flatbread) · nv náneeskaadí (Mexican flatbread) · nn tortillalefse (Mexican flatbread) · nhn tlaxcalli (Mexican flatbread) · nhm tlaxkale (Mexican flatbread) · sv tortillabröd (Mexican flatbread) · nhx táxcal (Mexican flatbread) · nn tortilla (Mexican flatbread) · es tortilla maicera (Mexican flatbread) · ncj tlaxcali (Mexican flatbread) · es tortilla triguera (Mexican flatbread) · bg тортиля (Mexican flatbread) · eo tortiljo (Mexican flatbread) · ncl laxcali (Mexican flatbread) · es tlaxcal (tlashkal) (Mexican flatbread) · lt tortilija (Mexican flatbread) · es tlayuda (Mexican flatbread) · af tortilla (Mexican flatbread) · ru торти́лья (Mexican flatbread) · tzj way (Mexican flatbread) · nb tortillalefse (Mexican flatbread) · ia tortilla (Mexican flatbread) · ja トルティーヤ (Mexican flatbread) · ngu tlaxkajli (Mexican flatbread) · cmn 墨西哥薄餅 /墨西哥薄饼 (Mexican flatbread) · tr lavaş (Mexican flatbread) · zai gueta (Mexican flatbread) · az yuxa (Mexican flatbread) · tzo vaj (Mexican flatbread) · es pishtón (Mexican flatbread) · nb tortilla (Mexican flatbread) · bg тортия (Mexican flatbread) · fi tortilla (Mexican flatbread) · mt tortilla (Mexican flatbread) · az yayma (Mexican flatbread) · yi טאָרטיִע (Mexican flatbread) · et tortilla (Mexican flatbread) · gl tortilla de trigo (Mexican flatbread) · yua waaj (Mexican flatbread) · gl tortilla de fariña (Mexican flatbread) · nci tlaxcalli (Mexican flatbread) · gl tortilla de fariña de trigo (Mexican flatbread) · zpc yëta (Mexican flatbread) · mr टॉर्टिया (Mexican flatbread) · pl tortilla (Mexican flatbread)