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/Sounds like "gohr" (as in "go") + "DEE" (as in "deep") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

A Mexican street food made of thick corn masa stuffed with pork rinds, beans, cheese, or whatever filling you want. It's like a fat tortilla split in half and filled with deliciousness.

Examples

Some gorditas de chicharrón, please.

The gorditas from my hometown are unmatched.

Word family
Gordita
Regional synonyms
Bandera de El Salvador
Bandera de Honduras
Pupusa

A sycophant who flatters those in power to get ahead, the classic yes-man who celebrates even his boss's mistakes. In Colombia and Venezuela, pelota is synonymous with "lambón" or "lame botas": someone who never has their own opinion, only whatever the boss thinks.