torta
everyday, Mexico
In Mexico a sandwich made with a roll is a torta. A sandwich made with sliced bread is usually called a sándwich. It is also called emparedado.
Meaning: filled bread (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| torta | everyday, Mexico |
| emparedado | formal |
| sándwich | standard |
A torta is served in a bolillo or telera roll, often with beans, avocado and meat. Ask for a sándwich when you want sliced sandwich bread.
Which one should you use?
Emparedado is the older formal word and sounds bookish. Outside Mexico torta can mean a cake or tart, so the word has a different meaning in other countries.
How does it change in a sentence?
Torta is feminine and sándwich is masculine, and the plural is tortas and sándwiches.
Did you know?
- The torta ahogada of Guadalajara is a roll filled with pork and drowned in a spicy tomato sauce.
Examples in context
- Me preparo un sándwich para la escuela.I make myself a sandwich for school.
- Las tortas ahogadas son típicas de Guadalajara.Drowned tortas are typical of Guadalajara.
Example conversation
Mateo orders lunch from the vendor Doña Lupe at a stand in Mexico City.
- MateoBuenas tardes, quiero una torta de jamón.Good afternoon, I want a ham sandwich.
- Doña Lupe¿Con aguacate y frijoles?With avocado and beans?
- MateoSí, con todo, por favor.Yes, with everything, please.
