OED Online Word of the Day : gordita, n.
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gordita, n.
Pronunciation: Brit. /ɡɔːˈdiːtə/, U.S. /ɡɔrˈdidə/
Etymology: < Mexican Spanish gordita (1st half of 19th cent. or earlier), lit. ‘little fat one’, specific use as noun of feminine ofgordito < gordo fat (12th cent.; < classical Latin gurdusblockhead, dolt, of uncertain origin) + -ito (see -et suffix1).
Chiefly U.S.
In Mexican cookery: a thick round cake of fried masa dough, now often served with a filling of meat, cheese, or vegetables.
1843 F. E. I. Calderón de la Barca Life in Mexico II. xlviii. 314 Thick tortillas, called gorditas.
1847 G. F. Ruxton Adventures in Mexico & Rocky Mountains xxiv. 207 The fare in Laforey's house was what might be expected in a hunter's establishment: venison, antelope,..with cakes of Indian meal, either tortillas or gorditas.
1885 Galveston(Texas)Daily News 1 July 3/3 They live on very little, for breakfast having only a cup of coffee and a couple of gorditas, a small cake made from corn ground on a stone.
1911 T. P. Terry Terry's Mexico Handbk. for Travellers (rev. ed.) 393 The gorditas sell at two for one centavo, and the hungry Indians eat them in amazing quantities.
1969 Los Angeles Times 15 May vi. 21 Place shredded meat on each gordita. Spoon sauce over meat and top with cheese, carrots, lettuce, avocado and radish slices.
2004 Chicago Tribune 9 Apr. 23 A prepared food section loaded with such guilty pleasures as crisp-fried smelts called charales and plump, meat-stuffed gorditas.
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