Tortilla vs. Taco — What's the Difference?

A tortilla (, Spanish: [toɾˈtiʎa]) is a thin, flat, circular unleavened flatbread originally made from maize hominy meal, and now also from wheat flour. The Aztecs and other Nahuatl speakers called tortillas tlaxcalli ([t͡ɬaʃˈkalli]).

A taco (US: , UK: , Spanish: [ˈtako]) is a traditional Mexican dish consisting of a small hand-sized corn or wheat tortilla topped with a filling. The tortilla is then folded around the filling and eaten by hand.

A thin disk of unleavened bread made from masa or wheat flour and baked on a hot surface.

A corn tortilla folded around a filling such as ground meat or cheese.

(Mexican cuisine) A flat round bread made out of cornmeal or flour.

(culinary) A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft or hard shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa.

(Spanish cuisine) Spanish omelette; an omelette containing potatoes and onions.

The vulva.

An unleavened cake, as of maize flour, baked on a heated iron or stone.

A yellow stain on a shirt armpit caused by sweat or deodorant.

Thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour

(slang) To fold or cause to buckle in half, similar to the way a taco is folded.

Offensive terms for a person of Mexican descent

A tortilla rolled cupped around a filling