torreja
Spanish, noun/toˈrexa/
torreja is spelled T-O-R-R-E-J-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 79 million words in written Spanish, the 308,039th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Torreja is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “french toast” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dulce hecho con láminas irregulares intercaladas de masa de harina, huevos, mantequilla y sal, freído y…”.
What does torreja mean in English?
noun
- 1
Latin-Americafemininefrench toast
- 2
feminineslice
- 3
feminineomelette
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dulce hecho con láminas irregulares intercaladas de masa de harina, huevos, mantequilla y sal, freído y espolvoreado con azúcar. 2. Rebanada de pan empapada en vino, leche u otro líquido, frita en manteca o aceite y endulzada con miel, almíbar o azúcar. Suele rebozarse con huevo y se hace también con otros ingredientes. 3. Porción transversal y delgada, especialmente de un alimento como queso o jamón.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of torreja
- torrejas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce torreja?
- /toˈrexa/
- [t̪oˈre.xa]
- [t̪oˈrexa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to torreja
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is torreja in Spanish?
torreja appears about once in every 79 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).