flau·ta | \ ˈflau̇-tə 
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\Definition of flauta
: a usually corn tortilla rolled tightly around a filling (as of meat) and deep-fried
Examples of flauta in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web Plato El Paso features a chile relleno, beef tostada, beef enchilada, beef taco, burrito and a flauta.
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Will Coviello, NOLA.com, "Gambit's 2020 Fall Dining Guide: Where to eat in the New Orleans area amid new reopening phase," 12 Oct. 2020 Fuel up with green chile cheddar enchiladas, chicken flautas and carne asada street tacos.
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Lauren Saria, azcentral, "Cinco de Mayo: These metro Phoenix restaurants have deals on tacos, margaritas and more," 1 May 2020 Crepes with cottage cheese, all rolled up and drizzled with maple syrup like some sort of soft, sweet flauta.
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Sasha Levine, Bon Appétit, "There's No Better Time to… Make Yourself a Hot Breakfast," 20 Apr. 2020 Create a mini-buffet of Cinco de Mayo staples from the $25.95 Botana Grande appetizer plate, packed with chicken quesadillas, bean and cheese nachos, sour cream, salsa, guacamole, chicken flautas and fried jalapeños stuffed with cream cheese.
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Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, "Cinco de Mayo at home: 5 San Antonio restaurants for to-go margaritas, Mexican food amid coronavirus closures," 27 Apr. 2020 Maskadores Taco Shop This Mexican restaurant in Glendale serves taco plates, flautas, tostadas and burritos with various meat, seafood and a vegetarian option.
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Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral, "Tacos and sandwiches: 32 restaurants and bars that opened in December 2019 in metro Phoenix," 2 Jan. 2020 The Tempe location takes over the former home of Restaurant Mexico, a longtime Mill Avenue favorite that served enchiladas, flautas and burritos.
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Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral, "Taco Bell Cantina is now open in Tempe. Here's what to know about the new restaurant," 2 Jan. 2020 The three-course dinner menu ($30) features options like flautas de pollo, pescado estilo Veracruz and vegetarian sopes.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, "The Dish: 2019 Oktoberfest celebrations kick off Friday in El Cajon, Encinitas and Liberty Station," 26 Sep. 2019 On the menu: Food includes build-your-own omelettes, wings, loaded nachos and chicken flautas while drinks include chocolate martinis, mai tais and signature cocktails such as the Melon-Rita.
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Jessi Virtusio, Daily Southtown, "Slapshots Sports Bar & Grill in Midlothian aims for family friendly atmosphere," 13 June 2019
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