tortilla

noun

tor·​ti·​lla tȯr-ˈtē-yə 

: a thin round of unleavened cornmeal or wheat flour bread usually eaten hot with a topping or filling (as of ground meat or cheese)

Examples of tortilla in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The platter also comes with green rice, red rice, refried beans, heirloom blue and white masa corn tortillas or flour tortillas and pico de gallo, salsa tatemada, tamarind mole, salsa verde, and guacamole. —Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024

Serve Taco Soup with an assortment of toppings, from sour cream and salsa to tortilla strips or creamy slices of avocado. get the recipe 06 of 22 Slow-Cooker Beef Stew Low and slow cooking is a great way to prepare beef chuck roast, which is fall-apart tender and plenty moist. —Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024

The recalled tortilla strips bear a UPC code of 7 87359 17504 6 and a best by date of June 20, 2025. —James Powel, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024

The Golden State is still home to 1.3 million factory workers — the most in the nation — who make seemingly everything, from computer chips to tortillas. —Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from American Spanish (Mexico, Central America, parts of the Caribbean and South America), from Spanish, diminutive of torta "cake, pastry," going back to Late Latin tōrta "round loaf of bread" — more at tart entry 2

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing tortilla

• tortilla chip

Kids Definition

tortilla

noun

tor·​ti·​lla tȯr-ˈtē-(y)ə 

: a thin round of unleavened cornmeal or wheat flour bread

Etymology

American Spanish, literally "little cake," from Spanish torta "cake"