Meanings
nountlacoyo (plural tlacoyos)
plural tlacoyos
- A Mexican dish consisting of a fried and stuffed masa cake.
When it opened in 2018, Suerte was one of the few restaurants in the country making masa from heirloom varieties of corn and using it to make tortillas, tlacoyos, tlayudas, tamales and taquitos.
2023 July 7, Rick A. Martínez, “For the Best Tortillas (and Gorditas and Tetelas), You Need Fresh Masa”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Origin
- Nahuatltlahtlaōyoh
- Mexican Spanishtlacoyo
- Englishtlacoyo
From Mexican Spanish tlacoyo, from Nahuatl tlahtlaōyoh.
More words from Mexican Spanish, Nahuatl
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
tlacoyo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tlacoyo
MLA
“tlacoyo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tlacoyo. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tlacoyo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tlacoyo.
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