Definition of Torta

1. n. a flat heap of moist, crushed silver ore, prepared for the patio process.

Definition of Torta

1. Noun. (American English) A sandwich, served either hot or cold, on an oblong white sandwich roll, derived from Mexican cuisine ¹

2. Noun. A flat heap of moist, crushed silver ore, prepared for the patio process. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Torta

1. a flat heap of moist, crushed silver ore prepared for the patio process [n -S]

Medical Definition of Torta

1. A flat heap of moist, crushed silver ore, prepared for the patio process. Origin: Cf. Sp. Torta a cake. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Torta

torsive
torsive occlusion
torsiversion
torsk
torsks
torso
torsoclusion
torsoes
torsoless
torsolike
torsor
torsors
torsos
tort
tort-feasor
torta (current term)
tortas
torte
torteau
torteaus
tortellini
tortellinis
tortelloni
torten
tortes
tortfeasance
tortfeasor
tortfeasors
torticollar
torticollis

Literary usage of Torta

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by University of the State of New York (1903)
"... torta Hall, ¡га annual report of the New York state museum of natural history. 1879. P- 157- Hall, zd annual report of the New York state geologist. ..."

2. The History of Normandy and of England by Francis Palgrave (1857)
"946 sous per diem, or, as some authorities assert, twelve. If, during the French usurpation, Court. Raoul torta had rendered himself hateful to the ..."

3. Metallurgy: The Art of Extracting Metals from Their Ores by John Percy (1880)
"An excess of magistral causes heat in the torta and waste of mercury. ... When treating the first-mentioned ores, the torta is kept rather hot, ..."

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