gordita

gordita

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gordita.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɡɔɹˈditə/

Noun

gordita (plural gorditas)

1. A thick tortilla as made in Mexico, frequently stuffed and made of corn flour.
   • 2004, Mark Busby, The Southwest, →ISBN, page 253

     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 resemblence to the "real" thing, which would warrant its classification as appropriation, not a variation.

   • 2012, Marilyn Tausend, La Cocina Mexicana: Many Cultures, One Cuisine, →ISBN, page 68

     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.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡorˈdita/, [ɡorˈðit̪a]

Adjective

gordita

1. Feminine singular of adjective gordito.

Noun

gordita f (plural gorditas)

1. (Mexico) a thick tortilla, frequently stuffed and made of corn flour

   Synonyms: pupusa (El Salvador), arepa (Venezuela)