tlayuda

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish tlayuda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tlɑ.ju.də/

Noun

tlayuda (plural tlayudas)

  1. A type of tortilla from Oaxaca, Mexico.
    • 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

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /tlaˈʝuda/ [t̪laˈʝu.ð̞a] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /tlaˈʃuda/ [t̪laˈʃu.ð̞a] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /tlaˈʒuda/ [t̪laˈʒu.ð̞a] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -uda
  • Syllabification: tla‧yu‧da

Noun

tlayuda f (plural tlayudas)

  1. tlayuda

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