What does torta in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word torta in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use torta in Spanish.

The word torta in Spanish means cake, flapjack, cake, sandwich, thick ear, bash, at all, not a bit, not in the slightest, end up empty handed, pork sandwich with spicy au jus, beef sandwich, corn bread, hash brown, puffed pastry. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word torta

cake, flapjack

nombre femenino (masa de harina)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi abuela hace unas tortas fritas deliciosas.
My grandma makes delicious fried flapjacks.

cake

nombre femenino (AmS (pastel grande horneado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pusieron las velitas a la torta de cumpleaños.
They put the candles on the birthday cake.

sandwich

nombre femenino (MX (emparedado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cené una torta de jamón con queso.
I had a ham and cheese sandwich for dinner.

thick ear

nombre femenino (coloquial (bofetada) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El viejo le plantó una buena torta al jovencito por insolente.
The old man gave the young boy a thick ear for being rude.

bash

nombre femenino (coloquial (golpe violento)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ayer me pegué una torta con la mesa y por eso estoy cojo.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I bashed my knee on the table and couldn't move the whole evening.

at all, not a bit, not in the slightest

locución adverbial (coloquial (nada)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
No entiendo ni torta de trigonometría.

end up empty handed

(coloquial (resultar sin nada)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Carlos renunció a su trabajo y no consiguió el puesto que quería en la otra empresa: se quedó sin el pan y sin el queso.

pork sandwich with spicy au jus

locución nominal femenina (plato mexicano) (Mexican cuisine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

beef sandwich

locución nominal femenina (plato salado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

corn bread

(plato, comida)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La receta de la torta de maíz de mi bisabuela ha pasado de generación en generación.
My great-grandmother's recipe for corn bread has been passed on from generation to generation.

hash brown

(plato, comida)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los fines de semana me gusta desayunar huevos, tortas de papa rallada y tocino.
On weekends I like to have breakfast with eggs, hash browns, and bacon.

puffed pastry

locución nominal femenina (postre en capas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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