torta

noun

tor·​ta ˈtȯr-tə 

plural tortas

: a traditional Mexican sandwich typically consisting of meat, cheese, and assorted toppings (such as lettuce, avocado, and refried beans) in a split roll (such as a bolillo)

Turkey tortas—sandwiches stacked with oven-baked or slow-fried turkey—are immensely popular in the Downtown Historic Centre, and elsewhere around Mexico City.

—Lesley Téllez

Heat a … grill to medium high. Place half of each roll (what will become the bottom half of each torta) cut side down.

—Bill Esparza

Once the carne asada is done, stuff it into tacos, burritos or tortas or serve with salad or rice and beans.

—Genevieve Ko

… the best thing on the menu might be this gut-busting carnitas torta, a sandwich best split with a friend or ordered when you've got an especially large appetite.

—Luke Tsai

Examples of torta in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The star of the show is none other than La 89, a grill and birria spot located in the Roma Norte neighborhood, offering a wide selection of tacos and tortas. —Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 15 Jan. 2026

Breakfast tacos, sandwich, plate, chilaquiles, lunch tacos, flautas, enchiladas, tortas. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2026

That might mean heading to Egypt to wander a museum thousands of years in the making, visiting Guadalajara for tortas, tequila and a World Cup match or diving along the Sardinian coast. —Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 2 Jan. 2026

Some stores stay open, even with fewer workers and customers With the earlier threat of federal agents turning out to be false alarm, things pick up a bit by midday at the Sav/Way, where the bustling lunch counter is serving up massive tortas piled impossibly high with meat and jalapeños. —Andy Rose, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Mexican Spanish, from Spanish, "cake, pastry," going back to Late Latin tōrta "round loaf" — more at tart entry 2

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for torta

• porta
• sorta
• aorta