tortilladora

English

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Spanish tortilladorabor.
    English tortilladora

    Borrowed from Spanish tortilladora.

    Noun

    tortilladora (plural tortilladoras)

    1. A tortilla press.
      • 2010, Chelsie Kenyon, Knack Mexican Cooking: a Step-by-Step Guide to Authentic Dishes Made Easy‎[1], Guilford, C.T.: Knack, →ISBN, page 6:
        Modern tortilladoras are made from cast iron and painted silver to prevent rusting.
      • 2021 May 20, Kathryn Gray, “UCSD, City College students reveal the science behind tortilla-making”, in San Diego City Times‎[2], archived from the original on 13 June 2025:
        With outer shells removed, the corn kernels are ready to be ground into masa, just add water. Once the masa is thick and doughy, all you need is a tortilladora and some heat to finish your delicious homemade tortillas.
      • 2023, Anya Von Bremzen, National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History and the Meaning of Home‎[3], London: One, →ISBN, pages 221–222:
        I kept getting overmatched by the basic sequence: roll out my my masa ball; flatten it, leaning really hard on the lever of tortilladora press; smooth my resulting mutant tortilla by hand three times between sheets of plastic, flipping it once; unpeel the sheets of plastic; swiftly drape them over the tortilladora with one hand while with the other holding my "tortilla" (torn-edged, ugly) without crinkling it, then lay it gently—slap too hard, air bubbles will form—on the comal so it lands perfectly straight.

    Spanish

    Etymology

  • From tortilla +‎ -dora. In full, máquina tortilladora (tortilla-making machine).

    Pronunciation

     
    • IPA(key): /toɾtiʝaˈdoɾa/ [t̪oɾ.t̪i.ʝaˈð̞o.ɾa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
    • IPA(key): /toɾtiʎaˈdoɾa/ [t̪oɾ.t̪i.ʎaˈð̞o.ɾa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
    • IPA(key): /toɾtiʃaˈdoɾa/ [t̪oɾ.t̪i.ʃaˈð̞o.ɾa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
    • IPA(key): /toɾtiʒaˈdoɾa/ [t̪oɾ.t̪i.ʒaˈð̞o.ɾa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

    • Rhymes: -oɾa
    • Syllabification: tor‧ti‧lla‧do‧ra

    Noun

    tortilladora f (plural tortilladoras)

    1. tortilladora (tortilla press)
      • 2009, “Caldo de empanadas de pejelagarto”, in Larousse los Top Chefs de México: con sus mejores recetas‎[4], México, D.F.: Ediciones Larousse, →ISBN, page 88:
        Forme discos con la masa de maíz en una tortilladora; rellene cada uno con el pejelagarto guisado y ciérrelos. Reserve un poco del relleno para la presentación.
        Form discs with the corn dough in a tortilladora; stuff each one with the stewed alligator gar and seal them. Save a little stuffing for presentation.
      • 2023 September 19, Irma Aguilar, “El auge de las tortillas mexicanas: el nuevo pan de los españoles”, in El País‎[5], Madrid: PRISA, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 August 2025:
        Su tortilladora, manual y pequeña, es vasco-mexicana por las adaptaciones. Llevan años en ello, producen 26 kilos semanales.
        His tortilladora, hand-operated and small, is Vasco-Mexican due to its modifications. They've been doing it for years, producing 26 kilograms a week.
      • 2024 September 3, Laia Shamirian, “El Califa de León: los tacos sin pretensiones pero con estrella Michelin de Ciudad de México”, in Hule y Mantel‎[6], archived from the original on 28 August 2025:
        Una parrilla, una bandeja de carne fresca y la tortilladora es todo el engranaje que el Califa de León requiere para funcionar quince horas al día (y ganar una estrella Michelin).
        A grill, a platter of fresh meat and the tortilladora is all the gear the Caliph of León needs to operate fifteen hours a day (and win a Michelin star).
      • 2024 October 27, Gaspar Vela, “Más de 7 mil militares se trasladaron a Guerrero para atender emergencia por huracán 'John': Sedena”, in Milenio‎[7], archived from the original on 28 August 2025:
        Trevilla Trejo agregó que también se llevaron a la entidad tres cocinas comunitarias que proporcionan alrededor de 22 mil 500 raciones, así como tres plantas potabilizadoras, cuatro tortilladoras y seis comedores comunitarios con capacidad de proporcionar alimentación caliente con 5 mil 400 raciones diarias.
        Trevilla Trejo added that they also brought three community kitchens to the state providing around 22,500 rations, as well as three water treatment plants, four tortilladoras and six communal dining halls with the capacity to provide hot food with 5,400 daily rations.

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