Tortilla
noun, plural tortillas
[tawr-tee-uh z; Spanish tawr-tee-yahs] /tɔrˈti əz; Spanish tɔrˈti yɑs/ (Show IPA). Mexican Cookery.
1.
a thin, round, unleavened bread prepared from cornmeal or sometimes wheat flour, baked on a flat plate of iron, earthenware, or the like.
noun
1.
(Mexican cookery) a kind of thin pancake made from corn meal and cooked on a hot griddle until dry
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