tortilla

noun

tor·​ti·​lla tȯr-ˈtē-yə 

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

Examples of tortilla in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Grab some tortillas and make a wrap for tomorrow’s lunch. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 May 2026

The result is super pliable, puff-every-time tortillas. —Inés Anguiano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 May 2026

Think Snake River Farms beef dashed with huckleberry, steelhead larb, basque tortillas and churros lightened with potato flour — but expect the sharable menu to change regularly. —Mark Dee may 12, Idaho Statesman, 12 May 2026

Migas, the Tex-Mex tortilla-and-egg scramble, is all about delicious contrast. —Martha Stewart, 12 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from American Spanish (Mexico, Central America, parts of the Caribbean and South America), from Spanish, diminutive of torta "cake, pastry," going back to Late Latin tōrta "round loaf of bread" — more at tart entry 2

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing tortilla

• tortilla chip

Rhymes for tortilla

• aliya
• aliyah
• althea
• apnoea
• dyspnea
• dyspnoea
• hosea
• idea
• kshatriya
• kyrie
• lutea
• maria

Kids Definition

tortilla

noun

tor·​ti·​lla tȯr-ˈtē-(y)ə 

: a thin round of unleavened cornmeal or wheat flour bread

Etymology

American Spanish, literally "little cake," from Spanish torta "cake"