Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tlayuda

/tlɑ.ju.də/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tlayu-da
IPA: /tlɑ.ju.də/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of tortilla from Oaxaca, Mexico.

Example Sentences

"When it opened in 2018, Suerte was one of the few restaurants in the country making masa from heirloom varieties of corn and using it to make tortillas, tlacoyos, tlayudas, tamales and taquitos."

Etymology

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish tlayuda.

Inflected Forms

tlayudas (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce tlayuda?: The recorded pronunciation is /tlɑ.ju.də/.
What does tlayuda mean?: A type of tortilla from Oaxaca, Mexico.
Where does tlayuda come from?: Borrowed from Mexican Spanish tlayuda.

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