flauta

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UK/ˈflaʊ̯tə/UK[ˈflaʊ̯tʰə]US[ˈflaʊ̯ɾə]

noun

A type of fried cylindrical tortilla or taco.

OriginMexican Spanish flauta →
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Meanings

nounflauta (plural flautas)

plural flautas

  1. A type of fried cylindrical tortilla or taco.

Origin

  1. Mexican Spanishflauta
  2. Englishflauta

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish flauta, with same meaning, because of its shape, resembling a flute. Doublet of flute and fluyt.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with flauta

outtaout of
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Cite this entry
APA

flauta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flauta

MLA

“flauta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flauta. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flauta,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flauta.

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