flauta

noun

flau·​ta ˈflau̇-tə How to pronounce flauta (audio)
: a usually corn tortilla rolled tightly around a filling (as of meat) and deep-fried

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Artango Bar & Steakhouse will be offering a $60 three-course meal, with options including ceviche nikkei, bife de chorizo and flan, while Bar Tabu will serve a $45 five-course meal, with options including chips and salsa, yucca fries, surf and turf flautas, asada tacos and churro bites. Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025 According to its website, the restaurant serves up traditional Mexican fare from carne asada, chicken fajitas and flautas. Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025 The flautas are topped with guajillo salsa, crema, avocado sauce, and queso fresco. Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 On the menu Tuesday night, the first of the nine-day dinner series that ends April 30, were several dishes from Pujol’s past, including an avocado flauta with shrimp, and skewered baby corn coated in a coffee mayonnaise flecked with chicatana ants. Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flauta

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, literally, flute

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flauta was in 1938

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“Flauta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flauta. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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flauta

noun
flau·​ta ˈflau̇t-ə How to pronounce flauta (audio)
: a usually corn tortilla rolled tightly around a filling (as of meat) and deep-fried
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