tlacoyo
English edit
Etymology edit
From Mexican Spanish tlacoyo, from Nahuatl tlahtlaōyoh.
Noun edit
tlacoyo (plural tlacoyos)
- A Mexican dish consisting of a fried and stuffed masa cake.
- 2023 July 7, Rick A. Martínez, “For the Best Tortillas (and Gorditas and Tetelas), You Need Fresh Masa”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- When it opened in 2018, Suerte was one of the few restaurants in the country making masa from heirloom varieties of corn and using it to make tortillas, tlacoyos, tlayudas, tamales and taquitos.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tlahtlaōyoh.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -oʝo
- Syllabification: tla‧co‧yo
Noun edit
tlacoyo m (plural tlacoyos)
Further reading edit
- “tlacoyo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014