Gordita

Quick meaning: Gordita is a noun meaning A thick tortilla as made in Mexico, frequently stuffed and made of corn flour.

Meaning

A thick tortilla as made in Mexico, frequently stuffed and made of corn flour.

Example Sentences

The term gordita means “little fat tortilla” and all gorditas are made from masa, but what you are served when you order a gordita will vary depending on where you are in Mexico.

They’re then ground into a homogeneous dough that holds whatever shape you choose to give it: thin circles for tortillas, thicker ones for gorditas and sopes, plump ovals for huaraches and triangles for black-bean stuffed tetelas.

Another element in this argument is how a "real" gordita is fixed. Is a gordita the tortilla itself, or is that just a shell, requiring toppings to make it a gordita? […] On the other hand, Taco Bell's gordita is a piece of wheat flatbread folded like a taco and stuffed, which bears little resemblance to the "real" thing, which would warrant its classification as appropriation, not a variation.

Word Forms

• gorditas

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tortilla, burrito, taquito, tlacoyo, pupusa, tostada.

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