Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetela

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tetela
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a Bantu ethnic group of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

name

The Bantu language of these people.

noun

A triangular-folded masa pocket, filled with ingredients, eaten in the states of Guerrero, Oaxaca and Puebla, similar to corn tortillas, sope and huarache, but with different fillings.

Example Sentences

"They’re then ground into a homogeneous dough that holds whatever shape you choose to give it: thin circles for tortillas, thicker ones for gorditas and sopes, plump ovals for huaraches and triangles for black-bean stuffed tetelas."

Etymology

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish tetela.

Inflected Forms

Tetelas (plural)

Synonyms

Batetela

Questions

What does tetela mean?: A member of a Bantu ethnic group of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Where does tetela come from?: Borrowed from Mexican Spanish tetela.

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