flauta

noun

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 The casual taqueria’s menu includes a crispy fish flauta, mushroom barbacoa taco, tamales de mole, churros, spiked aguas frescas and housemade salsas to-go. — Garrett Snyder Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "Now Serving launches L.A. restaurant cookbook series with Holbox, Porridge + Puffs and Hop Woo BBQ," 8 Dec. 2020 Plato El Paso features a chile relleno, beef tostada, beef enchilada, beef taco, burrito and a flauta. — 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. — 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. — 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. — 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. — 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. — 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. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "The Dish: 2019 Oktoberfest celebrations kick off Friday in El Cajon, Encinitas and Liberty Station," 26 Sep. 2019

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“Flauta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flauta. Accessed 3 Mar. 2021.

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