gordita
noun
gor·di·ta
gȯr-ˈdē-tə 
: a deep-fried pocket of cornmeal dough filled with a savory mixture
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The protesters sold gorditas and other homemade food to pay for trips to the state’s capitol in Santa Fe to protest the permit.
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Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Lunch specials include combo plates for customers to choose from different tacos, gorditas, guisados and quesadillas.
—Haeven Gibbons, Dallas News, 22 July 2023
As a special holiday offering, the traditional antojito platter will also feature gorditas, salbutes, tlacoyos, picadas and quesadillas.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 22 Apr. 2023
Some come to the modest restaurant, hungry and tired, but unable to afford to pay $3 for a gordita.
—J. David Goodman, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022
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Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Lunch specials include combo plates for customers to choose from different tacos, gorditas, guisados and quesadillas.
—Haeven Gibbons, Dallas News, 22 July 2023
As a special holiday offering, the traditional antojito platter will also feature gorditas, salbutes, tlacoyos, picadas and quesadillas.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 22 Apr. 2023
Some come to the modest restaurant, hungry and tired, but unable to afford to pay $3 for a gordita.
—J. David Goodman, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022
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“Gordita.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gordita. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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