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单词 tortilla
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Definition of tortilla in English:

tortilla

noun tɔːˈtiːjətɔrˈti(j)ə
  • 1(in Mexican cooking) a thin, flat pancake made from maize flour, eaten hot or cold, typically with a savoury filling.

    (尤指有咸辣味馅,可热、冷食用的)墨西哥玉米粉薄饼

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This restaurant has much more to offer than the standard ‘Mexican’ cuisine of tortillas, refried beans and a handful of jalapenos.
    • Nicaragua's version of the tortilla is large, thin and made of white corn.
    • Mexican tortillas are mostly corn, not wheat, and eaten warm.
    • A Mexican woman prepares tortillas with salsa and beans.
    • Maize is consumed as tortillas, which accompany rice and beans - typically eaten three times a day with eggs, cheese, meat, or chicken and with chayote stew or salad at lunch or supper.
    • Cornmeal is patted into a thin pancake called a tortilla.
    • Put leftover chicken or turkey strips in a tortilla to make a cold fajita (add strips of raw red and green peppers and onions).
    • And, if that weren't good enough, the Chefs have the Roast Burritos Vegetarianos, which are vegetable filled tortillas served with Mexican spices and garlic.
    • The pupusa is a cornmeal pancake like a tortilla, and is often fried.
    • Not surprisingly, Mexican Americans eat more tortillas and taco shells than other Hispanics - about twice as many - while the latter group eats three times more rice.
    • You can also pick up fresh tortillas and Mexican pastries, learn to make special holiday dishes, and tour a chocolate factory.
    • She has a mentality that even if we don't have money at least we have maize to make tortillas to eat.
    • Practically every country in the world has its own version: the Mexicans have the tortilla, the Scottish, the oatcakes, the Indian, the chapatti and the Ethiopian the injera.
    • Everyone piles fillings onto their tortillas, folds up and devours.
    • The warm tortillas were thin and tender, crisp outside and yielding inside, with the rich sweetness of flour bound with salt and fat.
    • Corn tortillas, particularly in Mexican supermarkets, come in a variety of sizes.
    • Place tortillas flat and in the middle of each put a small amount of chicken, grated cheese and sauce, roll lengthways.
    • Later, Sahagún tells us, they feasted agreeably on ‘white tortillas, grains of maize, turkey eggs, turkeys, and all kinds of fruit’.
    • After scooping the stir-fried filling into the flour tortilla, it was not particularly pleasant wondering if the next mouthful would contain shrimp or beef or, worse yet, both.
    • Put the lettuce leaf on the tortilla and spoon the filling on top.
  • 2(in Spanish cooking) an omelette.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Prices range from $5.50 for a tortilla (potato omelette) to $8.95 for rabbit with onions, saffron and white grapes.
    • It is always served buffet style as a selection of culinary delights such as olives, fish or tortilla which the Spanish pick and choose from.
    • Lunch in tapas bars is a Spanish treat, serving tasty portions of tortilla, fresh prawns, marinaded red peppers and other morsels of local food.
    • The best of the tapas - which had us at crossed forks over the final bite - was the tortilla andaluza, or Andalusian omelette.
    • Among our tapas selections, the Spanish tortilla had none of the eggy allure this traditional potato omelet can exhibit.
    • Traditional Spanish tapas bars serve up meat, cheese, tortillas and salad for a light evening supper while the olive oil and Spanish wine flow freely.
    • A Spanish tortilla has nothing in common with its Mexican counterpart except its Latin root-torte meaning a round cake.
    • For example, he offers three varieties of Spanish tortilla: one plain (with just potatoes and onions); the others with pepper or chorizo sausage.
    • Helen got the tortilla española, which is a Spanish egg casserole that comes with a house salad.
    • The Spanish tortilla, La Tasca style, is an omelette of mashed potatoes and onion, mildly seasoned.

Origin

Spanish, diminutive of torta 'cake'.

Rhymes

seguidilla

Definition of tortilla in US English:

tortilla

nountôrˈtē(y)ətɔrˈti(j)ə
  • 1(in Mexican cooking) a thin, flat pancake of cornmeal or flour, eaten hot or cold, typically with a savory filling.

    (尤指有咸辣味馅,可热、冷食用的)墨西哥玉米粉薄饼

    Example sentencesExamples
    • After scooping the stir-fried filling into the flour tortilla, it was not particularly pleasant wondering if the next mouthful would contain shrimp or beef or, worse yet, both.
    • Cornmeal is patted into a thin pancake called a tortilla.
    • Place tortillas flat and in the middle of each put a small amount of chicken, grated cheese and sauce, roll lengthways.
    • Not surprisingly, Mexican Americans eat more tortillas and taco shells than other Hispanics - about twice as many - while the latter group eats three times more rice.
    • And, if that weren't good enough, the Chefs have the Roast Burritos Vegetarianos, which are vegetable filled tortillas served with Mexican spices and garlic.
    • Nicaragua's version of the tortilla is large, thin and made of white corn.
    • Everyone piles fillings onto their tortillas, folds up and devours.
    • Maize is consumed as tortillas, which accompany rice and beans - typically eaten three times a day with eggs, cheese, meat, or chicken and with chayote stew or salad at lunch or supper.
    • She has a mentality that even if we don't have money at least we have maize to make tortillas to eat.
    • Mexican tortillas are mostly corn, not wheat, and eaten warm.
    • Corn tortillas, particularly in Mexican supermarkets, come in a variety of sizes.
    • This restaurant has much more to offer than the standard ‘Mexican’ cuisine of tortillas, refried beans and a handful of jalapenos.
    • Put leftover chicken or turkey strips in a tortilla to make a cold fajita (add strips of raw red and green peppers and onions).
    • You can also pick up fresh tortillas and Mexican pastries, learn to make special holiday dishes, and tour a chocolate factory.
    • Practically every country in the world has its own version: the Mexicans have the tortilla, the Scottish, the oatcakes, the Indian, the chapatti and the Ethiopian the injera.
    • The warm tortillas were thin and tender, crisp outside and yielding inside, with the rich sweetness of flour bound with salt and fat.
    • The pupusa is a cornmeal pancake like a tortilla, and is often fried.
    • A Mexican woman prepares tortillas with salsa and beans.
    • Put the lettuce leaf on the tortilla and spoon the filling on top.
    • Later, Sahagún tells us, they feasted agreeably on ‘white tortillas, grains of maize, turkey eggs, turkeys, and all kinds of fruit’.
    1. 1.1 (in Spanish cooking) a thick omelet containing potato and other vegetables, typically served cut into wedges.
      (尤指切成楔形食用,以马铃薯等蔬菜为馅的)西班牙煎蛋饼
      Example sentencesExamples
      • For example, he offers three varieties of Spanish tortilla: one plain (with just potatoes and onions); the others with pepper or chorizo sausage.
      • Helen got the tortilla española, which is a Spanish egg casserole that comes with a house salad.
      • Traditional Spanish tapas bars serve up meat, cheese, tortillas and salad for a light evening supper while the olive oil and Spanish wine flow freely.
      • A Spanish tortilla has nothing in common with its Mexican counterpart except its Latin root-torte meaning a round cake.
      • The Spanish tortilla, La Tasca style, is an omelette of mashed potatoes and onion, mildly seasoned.
      • Among our tapas selections, the Spanish tortilla had none of the eggy allure this traditional potato omelet can exhibit.
      • Lunch in tapas bars is a Spanish treat, serving tasty portions of tortilla, fresh prawns, marinaded red peppers and other morsels of local food.
      • It is always served buffet style as a selection of culinary delights such as olives, fish or tortilla which the Spanish pick and choose from.
      • Prices range from $5.50 for a tortilla (potato omelette) to $8.95 for rabbit with onions, saffron and white grapes.
      • The best of the tapas - which had us at crossed forks over the final bite - was the tortilla andaluza, or Andalusian omelette.

Origin

Spanish, diminutive of torta ‘cake’.

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