tortilla

/tɔrˈtiə/

/tɔˈtijə/

Other forms: tortillas

A tortilla is a Central American and Mexican type of flatbread. A burrito is a mix of delicious fillings — like seasoned rice, chicken, beans, guacamole, and salsa — wrapped in a warm tortilla. Yum!

Traditional tortillas are sort of like very flat pancakes made from cornmeal. Tortillas made of wheat flour are a newer variation. Corn tortillas have been a staple food in North and Central America for hundreds of years, long before Europeans began settling in the area. In Spanish, tortilla means "a tart" or "a little cake," from the Late Latin torta, or "flat cake."

Definitions of tortilla

1. noun

   thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour
   types:

   tostada

   a crisp flat tortilla

   type of:

   battercake, flannel cake, flannel-cake, flapcake, flapjack, griddlecake, hot cake, hotcake, pancake

   a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle