Tortas (en. Cakes)

/ˈtoɾtas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Food made with dough of flour and usually filled with meat, beans, or vegetables.

At the party, they served chicken tortas.

En la fiesta sirvieron tortas de pollo.

Tart or cake, especially in some regions of Latin America.

Buy a birthday torta for the celebration.

Compra una torta de cumpleaños para la celebración.

Colloquial term for a blow or fall.

He had a fall when he slipped on the ice.

Se dio una torta al resbalar en el hielo.

From Latin 'torta', which refers to a round bread.

to make tortas

To prepare a food or dish in the form of a torta.

hacer tortas

to have a fall

To suffer a blow or accident.

caer en la torta

ham torta

A specific type of torta filled with ham.

torta de jamón

tortilla

Dough made from corn or flour that is cooked in a circular shape.

tortilla

empanada

Filled dough that can be baked or fried.

empanada

cake

Sweet food that is usually made with flour, sugar, and eggs.

pastel

Unexpected blow or fall.

He took a fall when he stumbled.

Se pegó una torta al tropezar.

Problem or difficult situation.

I am in a difficult situation with this work thing.

Estoy en una torta con esto del trabajo.