noun, feminine/ˈtoɾta/plural: tortas
cake; tart, pie; submarine sandwich; flatbread; slap in the face, cuff on the ear
Synonyms: pastel, tarta, bocadillo, bocata, bofetada, bofetón, cachetada, sopapo
Inherited from Latin turta. Thought by many to have been derived from Latin torta (“twisted”), but this actually yielded tuerta.