torta

Meaning

Noun

• A sandwich, served either hot or cold, on an oblong white sandwich roll, derived from Mexican cuisine
• A Philippine omelette of ground meat and potatoes.
• A flat heap of moist, crushed silver ore, prepared for the patio process.

Origin

• Borrowed from Spanish torta, from Late Latin torta, from torta pānis, from feminine of Latin tortus ("twisted, folded over"). torte and tart#Etymology 2.