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‖ tortilla|torˈtiʎa|
Also 9 tortillia.
[Sp. dim. of torta cake: see torta.]
In Mexico, A thin round cake made of maize-flour, baked on a flat plate of iron, earthenware, etc. and eaten hot.
1699W. Dampier Voy. II. ii. 43 Tartilloes are small Cakes made of the Flower of Indian Corn. 1828Lyon Mexico x. II. 142 Obliged to seek..for some woman, who will make a few tortillas or a dish of black beans. 1842New World 11 June 373/3 Maiz..is chiefly used in the Tortillia cakes, of which we hear so much in Mexico..a tortillia is indispensable at least once a day for all classes. 1854J. L. Stephens Centr. Amer. 29 The people live exclusively upon tortillas, flat cakes made of crushed Indian Corn, and baked on a clay griddle. 1888Lees & Clutterbuck Brit. Columbia 1887 xxii. (1892) 239 One of our favourite luxuries is the tortilla (pronounced torteea).
▸ Also Spanish tortilla. = Spanish omelette n. at Spanish adj. and n.1 and adv. Special uses 7. Cf. frittata n., tortilla española n.
1884Atlantic Monthly July 35/2, I here [sc. in Spain] first made acquaintance with tortillas, or eggs scrambled with tomatoes, a very nice breakfast dish. 1895Evening Herald (Syracuse, N.Y.) 16 May 3/4 Spanish Tortilla... Slice or chop some potatoes... Pour in either eggs plainly prepared..or batter, and allow the whole to set... Serve..without rolling. 1959Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 21 May 28/1 When we cooked a tortilla for lunch..we all liked it so much that two of us could have finished it off by ourselves! 2004St. John's (Newfoundland) Telegram (Nexis) 24 Aug. b1 Beans with ham, spicy snails, crispy fritters or croquettes, and tortilla, a thick round potato omelette, are all part of the endless variety of tapas.
▸ tortilla chip n. orig. U.S. a (usually wedge-shaped) piece of tortilla which has been fried or baked until crisp, typically eaten with the fingers and served as a snack with salsa or some other dip; cf. nacho n.
1938N.Y. Herald Tribune 24 Mar. 18/7 Texas has borrowed a food idea from Mexico, and today presents New York with the *tortilla chip. 2004B. Land Goat ii. v. 83 The Kappa Sigs serve finger food of the worst kind.., plain potato chips, corn chips, tortilla chips and salsa.
▸ chiefly Brit. = tortilla chip n. at Additions.
1967Daily-Times News (Burlington, N. Carolina) (Electronic text) 29 Dec. Corn chips, tortillas, etc., make good dippers. 1996Independent (Nexis) 16 Mar. (Shopping section) 6 What happens when your pot of Mexican chilli dip outlives your tortillas? 2006Times (Nexis) 20 Sept. 79 It was very difficult to find good chips and salsa, so we decided to bring our own. I must have loaded 200 bags of tortillas into my golf bag. |