英和和英

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /tɔːˈtijə/, /tɔːˈti.ə/
• (米国発音) IPA: /tɔɹˈti.ə/, /tɔɹˈtijə/, [tɔɹˈtʰijə]
• 韻: -iːə

名詞

tortilla (plural tortillas)

1. A type of Mexican flatbread made out of cornmeal or flour.
   • 1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 55:

     And then she figured out the whole situation in, maybe, ten minutes, just by watching my face across the dinner table. I didn't say more than ten words—'Pass the tortillas.'

   • 2001, Rafaela Castro, Chicano Folklore, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 230:

     From this dough are shaped small round forms, or a tortilla press can be used to more easily flatten many perfectly round, thin cakes. Tortilla machines, found all over Mexico and the Southwest, can produce hundreds of tortillas per hour.

2. Spanish omelette; a type of omelette containing potatoes and onions.
   • 2004, The Student Cookbook, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

     An authentic Spanish tortilla is traditionally made with just eggs, potatoes, onions, salt and pepper, but this version contains sliced red and green peppers for a bit of extra colour and flavour.

派生語

• tortilla chip

Further reading

• tortilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• littoral