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

Meaning

A sweet cake that's the centerpiece of every celebration in Argentina and other Latin American countries. What Mexico calls 'pastel,' Argentina calls 'torta', same delicious thing, different name.

Examples

My mom made a birthday cake with dulce de leche.

The wedding cake was five tiers tall.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de España
Tarta
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Ecuador
Bandera de México
Bandera de Venezuela
Pastel

In Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile, to be far inferior to someone or something in quality, level, or ability. Used to say someone does not even come close to the standard being compared against.