TOSTADA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tostada mean? 

• TOSTADA (noun)
  The noun TOSTADA has 2 senses:

1. a flat tortilla with various fillings piled on it

2. a crisp flat tortilla

  Familiarity information: TOSTADA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TOSTADA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A flat tortilla with various fillings piled on it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("tostada" is a kind of...):

dish (a particular item of prepared food)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tostada"):

bean tostada (a flat tortilla topped with refried beans)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A crisp flat tortilla

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("tostada" is a kind of...):

tortilla (thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour)

Domain region:

Mexico; United Mexican States (a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810)