tortillero

Spanish

Etymology

From tortilla +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /toɾtiˈʝeɾo/ [t̪oɾ.t̪iˈʝe.ɾo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /toɾtiˈʎeɾo/ [t̪oɾ.t̪iˈʎe.ɾo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /toɾtiˈʃeɾo/ [t̪oɾ.t̪iˈʃe.ɾo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /toɾtiˈʒeɾo/ [t̪oɾ.t̪iˈʒe.ɾo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -eɾo
Syllabification: tor‧ti‧lle‧ro

Adjective

tortillero (feminine tortillera, masculine plural tortilleros, feminine plural tortilleras)

(relational) tortilla

Noun

tortillero m (plural tortilleros)

a round dish used to store tortillas

Noun

tortillero m (plural tortilleros, feminine tortillera, feminine plural tortilleras)

(Latin America) tortilla seller; tortilla maker

Further reading

“tortillero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025