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noun tor·ti·lla \tȯr-ˈtÄ“-yÉ™\

: a round, thin Mexican bread that is usually eaten hot with a filling of meat, cheese, etc.

Full Definition of TORTILLA

:  a thin round of unleavened cornmeal or wheat flour bread usually eaten hot with a topping or filling (as of ground meat or cheese)

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Origin of TORTILLA

American Spanish, from Spanish, diminutive of torta cake, from Late Latin, round loaf of bread

First Known Use: 1648

Rhymes with TORTILLA

Achaea, Bahia, buddleia, cabrilla, cattleya, Chaldea, Crimea, Euboea, Hygeia, idea, Judaea, kaffiyeh, Korea, Medea, mens rea, Nicaea, ohia, Oriya, ouguiya, rupiah, sangria, Sofia, spirea