Torta (en. Cake)

/ˈtɔrtə/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A type of food usually made from flour, eggs, and sugar, baked in an oven.

She baked a cake for her child's birthday.

Nag-bake siya ng torta para sa kaarawan ng kanyang anak.

A Filipino food often filled with ingredients like eggs, meat, or vegetables.

People are tempted by the cake filled with meat and lettuce.

Tinutukso ng mga tao ang torta na nilagyan ng karne at litsugas.

Spanish

Eggplant cake

A dish made from grilled eggplant and eggs.

Tortang talong

pancake

A type of cake that is thin and typically cooked on a skillet.

pancake

egg cake

A type of cake whose main ingredient is egg.

torta de huevo

Wasting time or being lazy

There goes John again, torta-ing at home instead of studying.

Nandiyan na naman si John, nagtutorta na naman sa bahay imbis na mag-aral.

Talking nonsense or saying meaningless things

Why do you have so much torta about unimportant stuff?

Bakit ang dami mong torta tungkol sa hindi importante?

Being 'fake' or seeming not genuine

Her IG posts are so torta, she doesn't really have that kind of life.

Sobrang torta na ang IG posts niya, wala naman talaga siyang ganyang buhay.