torta

Spanish

noun
Definitions
  • (Latin America) cake
  • tart, pie
  • (Mexico) sandwich on a roll
  • (Spain) flatbread
  • (Spain) slap in the face, cuff on the ear
  • (colloquial) drunkenness

Etymology

Inherited from Latin torta, tortus (twisted, folded over).

Origin

Latin

tortus

Gloss

twisted, folded over

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