On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Tortilla. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as pancake or flapjack and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Tortilla meaning
- A type of Mexican flatbread made out of cornmeal or flour.
- Spanish omelette; a type of omelette containing potatoes and onions.
Synonyms of Tortilla
Using Tortilla
- The main meaning on this page is: A type of Mexican flatbread made out of cornmeal or flour. | Spanish omelette; a type of omelette containing potatoes and onions.
- Useful related words include: pancake, battercake, flannel cake, flannel-cake.
- In the example corpus, tortilla often appears in combinations such as: tortilla chips, the tortilla, flour tortilla.
Context around Tortilla
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tortilla
- In this selection, "tortilla" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fried, crispy, toasted, chips, strips and wrap stand out and add context to how "tortilla" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a barmarked tortilla wrap and a fried tortilla with chicken. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tortilla" sits close to words such as abrasive, adjournment and adm, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tortilla
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Grease your bundt pan, and line it with the tortilla strips, fanning them out neatly. (15 words)
A pork chile verde breakfast burrito with a lot of ingredients jammed into a groaning tortilla. (16 words)
Nieves Barragán Mohacho’s tapas trio: (clockwise from top) pintxos morunos, pisto with fried egg, and mushroom tortilla. (19 words)
To make the chilaquiles, put a large frying pan on a high heat, pour in a tablespoon of oil, then add a third of the tortilla triangles and fry, stirring constantly, for four to five minutes, until golden and crunchy. (40 words)
Less popular than its Latin American cousins — the Mexican tortilla, traditionally made of corn, or the Venezuelan arepa, which tends to be thicker – casabe is increasingly finding its way into culinary festivals and even casabe-themed merchandising. (37 words)
La Chiapaneca (the Chiapan) specializes in Yucatán-style tacos de al pastor and antojitos like panuchos (bean and meat-filled tortillas) and salbutes, a slightly puffed fried tortilla topped with chicken in recaudo rojo and vegetables. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Return the tortilla to the pan, cooked side up, and use a spatula to tuck the edges of the tortilla under to give its characteristic curved look.
The fast food chain announced it is currently testing out crispy tortilla chicken: It's chicken strips breaded with jalapeno buttermilk and tortilla chips.
Add an inch of oil to a deep saucepan and over moderately high heat, fry the tortilla strips until crisp and golden brown, about 2 minutes.
Also filled with silvered onions, cheese and shredded lettuce, the ultimate Mexican inspired taste sensation is encased in a soft, toasted tortilla wrap with a choice of grilled or crispy chicken.
A pork chile verde breakfast burrito with a lot of ingredients jammed into a groaning tortilla.
Divide the chicken mixture into 4 parts and add each part in a line down the middle of each tortilla.
For example, the therapist had Wyatt bring in Ritz crackers, one of TJ’s favorites, along with round tortilla chips.
Grease your bundt pan, and line it with the tortilla strips, fanning them out neatly.
If Wangari could bring a tradition she did in Kenya to America, she would make chapati, a fried tortilla, with chicken and rice.
La Chiapaneca (the Chiapan) specializes in Yucatán-style tacos de al pastor and antojitos like panuchos (bean and meat-filled tortillas) and salbutes, a slightly puffed fried tortilla topped with chicken in recaudo rojo and vegetables.
Less popular than its Latin American cousins — the Mexican tortilla, traditionally made of corn, or the Venezuelan arepa, which tends to be thicker – casabe is increasingly finding its way into culinary festivals and even casabe-themed merchandising.
Lidl GB is recalling Snaktastic Chilli Heatwave Tortilla Chips because they may contain milk which is not mentioned on the label.
Like colored tortilla chips, hamburger buns that fast food places dye for a limited time, black eyed peas (even though those are natural).
Mexican restaurant chain Tortilla has revealed that sales jumped by a fifth over the past year despite the impact of train strikes and poor weather.
My Chicken Tortilla soup is super easy to make, can be made in under 30 minutes and is also budget friendly.
Nieves Barragán Mohacho’s tapas trio: (clockwise from top) pintxos morunos, pisto with fried egg, and mushroom tortilla.
Pulled pork in a hickory style marinade with rosemary gravy and stuffing mayonnaise, finished with Kentish cider apple sauce in a barmarked tortilla wrap.
Spicy Buffalo Chicken Snack Wrap: Made with 100% Canadian-raised seasoned chicken topped with shredded lettuce, shredded cheese and spicy buffalo sauce wrapped in a soft white flour tortilla.
The former's "Light in August" gets crossbred with the latter's "Tortilla Flats"plus a dash of Joyce, and the resulting "Suttree" was damn near a comedy — if as grim a comedy as can be.
To make the chilaquiles, put a large frying pan on a high heat, pour in a tablespoon of oil, then add a third of the tortilla triangles and fry, stirring constantly, for four to five minutes, until golden and crunchy.
Common combinations with tortilla
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: