tostada

English

Etymology

From Spanish tostada.

Noun

tostada (plural tostadas)

1. (often in the plural) A flat tortilla that has been fried or toasted, or a dish based on this. Usually associated with the cuisine of Latin America.
   • 2008 February 3, Tatiana Boncompagni, “Tostadas to a Salsa Beat”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     A platter of chicken and octopus tostadas and two ceviches arrived at the table […] .

2. (southern California) A bowl-shaped tortilla that has been fried and filled with various ingredients.

   Synonym: taco salad

See also

• tostada on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Participle

tostada f sg

1. feminine singular of tostado

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tosˈtada/ [t̪osˈt̪a.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: tos‧ta‧da

Noun

tostada f (plural tostadas)

1. toast (toasted bread)

Derived terms

• olerse la tostada

 

Related terms

• pan tostado

 

Adjective

tostada

1. feminine singular of tostado

Participle

tostada f sg

1. feminine singular of tostado

Further reading

• “tostado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014