tortiella

Asturian

Noun

tortiella f (plural tortielles)

1. omelette, pancake

Old Spanish

Etymology

From torta (“round flatbread”) +‎ -iella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toɾˈtjeʎa/

Noun

tortiella f (plural tortiellas)

1. Diminutive of torta; a small and roundish flatbread.
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 4r:

     […] mas fallan la ſiempre en forma redonda ⁊ llana fecha como tortiella ⁊ ay dellas grãdes & dellas pequẽnas.

     […] but they find it always roundish and flat in shape, like a tortiella, and they can be both big and small.

Descendants

• Spanish: tortilla
  • → English: tortilla
  • → Finnish: tortilla
  • → Galician: tortilla
  • → German: Tortilla
  • → Polish: tortilla