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tortilla definition

☆ tor·tilla (tôr tē′ə)

noun

a thin, flat, round cake of unleavened cornmeal or, often, of flour, baked on a griddle or, originally, a flat stone

Etymology: Sp, dim. of torta, a cake < LL(Ec), twisted bread: see tart

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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