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Italian word
tortellini
small ring-shaped stuffed pasta (plural)
Looks like
tortilla
a tortilla is a flat Mexican/Spanish corn or flour wrap
⚠️ The trap
Although not identical in spelling, many English learners confuse 'tortellini' with 'tortilla'. They are completely unrelated — one is Italian stuffed pasta, the other is a Mexican flatbread. Also, 'tortellini' is already plural; one piece is 'un tortellino'.
To say "a tortilla is a flat Mexican/Spanish corn or flour wrap" in Italian:
tortellino (singular) / tortellini (plural)
"tortellini" in English means:
small ring-shaped stuffed pasta (plural)
Example
"I tortellini in brodo sono tipici di Bologna."
"Tortellini in broth is typical of Bologna."
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