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English
A tuna tostada (sense 2) dish in a Mexico City restaurant
Café con leche (coffee with milk) and tostadas
(sense 3) in Puerto Rico
Etymology
From Spanish tostada. Doublet of tostado.
Pronunciation
Noun
tostada (plural tostadas)
- (often in the plural) A flat tortilla that has been fried or toasted, or a dish based on this, usually associated with the cuisine of Latin America.
2008 February 3, Tatiana Boncompagni, “Tostadas to a Salsa Beat”, in New York Times:A platter of chicken and octopus tostadas and two ceviches arrived at the table .
- (southern California) A bowl-shaped tortilla that has been fried and filled with various ingredients.
- Synonym: taco salad
- A Latin American toast (toasted bread).
1995 April, Damien Simonis, Geoff Crowther, “The Rif Mountains”, in Morocco (A Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit), 3rd edition, Hawthorn, Vic.: Lonely Planet Publications, →ISBN, “The Mediterranean Coast & the Rif” section, page 176, column 1:The Marina and Vicentino restaurants are good places for a coffee and tostada (toasted sandwich) for breakfast.
2013 April 2, Ingrid Hoffmann, “Sardine Antipasto Tostadas”, in Latin D’lite: Delicious Latin Recipes with a Healthy Twist, New York, N.Y.: Celebra, Penguin Group, →ISBN, page 44:Tostada means any bread—tortillas or sliced loaves—that has been toasted. Any leftover bread or tostadas can be used in Torrijas (page 29) or ground into bread crumbs.
2018, Malcolm Coxall, “The Role of Baking in Spanish Society”, in Traditional Baking Recipes of Spain (Traditional Recipes of Spain; 4), Cornelio Books, →ISBN, section 1 (Introduction):A normal urban breakfast typically consists of a cup of coffee - and there are many combinations - which will often be accompanied by a tostada. A tostada is a slice of fresh bread, toasted and covered with jam, or tomato, olive oil and garlic purée, or ham and cheese.
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Portuguese
Participle
tostada f sg
- feminine singular of tostado
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tosˈtada/
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: tos‧ta‧da
Noun
tostada f (plural tostadas)
- toast (toasted bread)
Derived terms
Adjective
tostada
- feminine singular of tostado
Participle
tostada f sg
- feminine singular of tostado
Further reading