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/Sounds like "TOHR" (as in "toll") + "tah" (as in "tar") + "FREE" (as in "free") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

Simple fried dough made with flour, fat, and salt, a beloved comfort food in Uruguay and Argentina. Deeply tied to rainy days: tradition says when it rains, you make tortas fritas. Served with dulce de leche or sugar, they carry enormous nostalgia for anyone who grew up along the Rio de la Plata.

Examples

When it rains my grandma makes fried dough and the whole family gathers around.

Want some fried dough with dulce de leche?

Regional synonyms

A serious, dangerous, shocking, or intense situation that leaves you speechless. In Mexico, grueso describes those moments where things got really heavy.