gordita

noun

gor·​di·​ta gȯr-ˈdē-tə How to pronounce gordita (audio)
: a deep-fried pocket of cornmeal dough filled with a savory mixture

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The protesters sold gorditas and other homemade food to pay for trips to the state’s capitol in Santa Fe to protest the permit. Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024 Lunch specials include combo plates for customers to choose from different tacos, gorditas, guisados and quesadillas. Haeven Gibbons, Dallas News, 22 July 2023 As a special holiday offering, the traditional antojito platter will also feature gorditas, salbutes, tlacoyos, picadas and quesadillas. Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 22 Apr. 2023 Some come to the modest restaurant, hungry and tired, but unable to afford to pay $3 for a gordita. J. David Goodman, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for gordita 

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish, diminutive of gorda thick tortilla, from Spanish, feminine of gordo fat, thick, from Late Latin gurdus dull, blunt

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gordita was in 1843

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“Gordita.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gordita. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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