tlacoyo
English
editEtymology
editFrom Mexican Spanish tlacoyo, from Nahuatl tlahtlaōyoh.
Noun
edittlacoyo (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
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Classical Nahuatl tlahtlaōyoh.
Pronunciation
edit
- Rhymes: -oʝo
- Syllabification: tla‧co‧yo
Noun
edittlacoyo m (plural tlacoyos)
Further reading
edit- “tlacoyo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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