tostone

noun

tos·​to·​ne tō-ˈstō-nā 

plural tostones

: a thick slice of green plantain that is fried, flattened, and then fried again

It comes with choices of rice, black beans, sweet plantains or tostones.

—Jan Norris and Tracey Broussard, Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida), 19 Feb. 2009

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish tostón, from Spanish tostar

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

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