tortilla
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
tortilla
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- cook: Cook each tortilla for about 1 minute on each side, or until the surface begins to blister and turn golden.
- fill: Which was a shame, because the main course was tortilla filled with garlic flavored mushrooms.
- warm: Warm the tortilla, either in the microwave or on a skillet.
- choose: We then decided to cook for tea, and she chose aztec tortillas.
- make: We've spent eleven years learning how to make tortillas in the UK.
- do: When she started doing the tortillas, I the read various Aztec facts to her, and she remembered a few to tell Chris.
Preposition: in
- microwave: Heat 1 large soft flour tortilla in the microwave or under the grill.
Adjective modifier
- Spanish: Thanks be for Indian curries, Chinese takeaways, Italian pastas, Spanish tortillas!
- warm: Warm flour tortillas in oven for a few minutes at 180 degrees or in the microwave for 20 seconds each.
- soft: Heat 1 large soft flour tortilla in the microwave or under the grill.
- Mexican: Some of the breads have survived into modern times, for example Mexican tortilla, Indian chapatti and Scots oatcake.
- large: Heat 1 large soft flour tortilla in the microwave or under the grill.
Modifies a noun
- wrap: Squeeze over the juice of a fresh lime and fill a tortilla wrap.
- chip: D ( holding up pack of tortilla chips ) " did you buy these?
- crisp: He did look surprised when they came ( I expect he thought he was getting tortilla crisps ).
Noun used with modifier
- aztec: We then decided to cook for tea, and she chose aztec tortillas.
- flour: Heat 1 large soft flour tortilla in the microwave or under the grill.
- corn: To serve: steam 3 corn tortilla 's at a time for 1/2 min.
- place: Place tortilla into pan, add a spoonful of the mixture, sprinkle with a little cheese.
- vegetable: This means that the vegetables will be drenched in olive oil, and my vegetable tortilla main course will be drenched in olive oil.
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