tostón
fried plantain
toast
to brown by heat
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-ón
augmentative suffix
A tostón is a fried plantain, which can be thought of as a toast0ed (browned by heat0) plantain slice that's large or intensely cooked1 (-ón1).
noun
- fried plantainA flattened and fried plantain slice.Me encanta comer tostones con mojo de ajo. // I love eating fried plantains with garlic sauce.