Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/tosˈtaða/

Line drawing of tostada
Coloured illustration of tostada
#3538 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

piece of toast

Word origin

From the past participle of tostar ('to toast'), from Late Latin tostare, from Latin torrere ('to parch, to roast').

Origin
Latin
Root
tostare
English cognates
toast, torrid

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluraltostadas

Examples

mermelada .

I have a piece of toast with jam for breakfast every morning.

¿ mantequilla aceite?

Do you want the toast with butter or with oil?

distrajo .

Her toast burnt because she got distracted by her phone.

tomate .

We ordered toast with tomato at the bar on the corner.

crujiente .

A crunchy piece of toast is the perfect breakfast.

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

This word is part of lesson 71.