tostada
noun
tos·ta·da
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or less commonly tostado \ tō-ˈstä-(ˌ)dō
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Definition of tostada
: a tortilla fried in deep fat
Examples of tostada in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Plenty of folks jumped at the chance to sample the insect in fritters, cookies, smoothies, tostadas and soup on Friday at the Fair. — Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities, "Crikey! They were eating crickets at the State Fair!," 23 Aug. 2019 Then came a misstep: a tostada with more crushed avocado, thin strips of lackluster salmon and distractingly chewy sprigs of the sea herb agretti. — Michael Russell, oregonlive.com, "La Neta, modern Mexican restaurant at Chinatown’s Hoxton Hotel, to close, change concepts," 14 Aug. 2019 Some of the highlights are the seabass-ceviche tostada, pineapple-lime butter pork chop and Akaushi-beef French dip. — Darla Guillen Gilthorpe, Houston Chronicle, "Where to go for Houston Restaurant Weeks in The Woodlands," 1 Aug. 2019 Some of the dishes Ruiz and Plascencia prepared were mole bao buns, a Vietnamese tostada, Australian farmed king salmon in michelada broth and seabass in fermented black bean and pork jowl sauce. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Carlsbad, Baja chefs aim to heal border rift over the dinner table," 12 July 2019 Or let Big’z do the creative work for you and get Big’z Chalupa Burger, which added a tostada with refried beans, melted cheddar cheese and pico de gallo to a half-pound burger patty ($8.49). — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, "52 Weeks of Burgers: Big’z Burger Joint," 21 June 2019 Vega’s mother would serve it the classic way as a hard-shell tostada dish with refried beans as the base topped with chicken tinga, shredded lettuce, crema, avocado slices and some crumbled Cotija cheese. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "The Dish: Welcome summer at Scoop San Diego’s inaugural ice cream festival," 20 June 2019 Among the other foodie trailblazers is Laja (on Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants list, along with nearby Corazón de Tierra)—René Redzepi raves about its off-menu vegetable tostada. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Next Great Food Scene, Beach Town, and More: The 2019 Trends We're Calling Now," 18 Dec. 2018 Enjoy $12 strawberry Prosecco and free appetizers (including one from the show), such as toro tuna tostada and kobe beef tortellini. — Kellie Hwang, azcentral, "Best food and drink events in Phoenix this summer," 4 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tostada.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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