torta
cake
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
A big round baked thing, a cake
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small flat bread
Torta means cake and is related to tortilla0, which is just a little torta: a thin, round piece of bread. Remove the diminutive -illa, and you're back to torta, a large, round baked bread that's usually sweet and frosted.
torta
cake, pie
A round baked dessert, cut into slices and served at birthdays and weddings.
Mi abuela hizo una torta de chocolate para mi cumpleañosMy grandmother made a chocolate cake for my birthday
Compramos una torta de manzana en la panaderíaWe bought an apple pie at the bakery
sandwich (Mexico)
A Mexican-style sandwich on a squat round roll. It's named for the bread, which is a baked round bread that's bigger than a tortilla.
Pedí una torta de milanesa para el almuerzoI ordered a breaded cutlet sandwich for lunch
En esa esquina venden las mejores tortas de la ciudadThey sell the best sandwiches in the city on that corner
slap, whack (colloquial, Spain)
A smack in the face with an open hand, landing flat and round like getting smacked by a tortilla.
Le dio una torta por contestarle mal a su madreHe gave him a slap for talking back to his mother
Casi me llevo una torta por meterme donde no me llamabanI almost got a whack for butting in where I wasn't wanted