flauta

noun

flau·​ta ˈflau̇-tə 

: 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

Her favorites this year were La Cocina Mexican Restaurant’s chicken flautas with guacamole, Ramona Cafe’s biscuits and gravy with their popular cinnamon roll on the side, and Sweet G’s Confectionaries’ salted caramel cake pops for dessert. —Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026

Potato flautas, a vegetarian dish with fresh avocado, cotija cheese and a guajillo chile salsa were also well executed, but unfortunately bland, with those mashed potatoes in the filling needing more salt. —Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026

The broth the flautas are served in is magic, sipped straight from the bowl. —Usa Today Network, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026

Add 4 flautas to hot oil, seam sides down. —John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, literally, flute

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flauta

• ata
• cotta
• gotta
• lata
• lotta
• mata
• acuminata
• desiderata
• fasciculata
• microbiota
• agata
• bharata

Kids Definition

flauta

noun

flau·​ta ˈflau̇t-ə 

: a usually corn tortilla rolled tightly around a filling (as of meat) and deep-fried