tortiella

tortiella

Asturian

Noun

tortiella f (plural tortielles)

1. omelette, pancake

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Old Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [torˈtje.ʎa]

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 grádes & dellas pequénas.

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

Descendants

• Spanish: tortilla