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Flauta

"flute"

Say it

FLAHΒ·ooΒ·tah

Where it comes from

Spanish flauta (flute)

What Flauta means

Flauta is a Mexican antojito name of Spanish origin meaning "flute". It comes from Spanish flauta (flute). It is pronounced FLAH-oo-tah, and it is most associated with central Mexico.

Named for the long thin tube a rolled tortilla makes. The shorter corn-tortilla version is a taquito or taco dorado.

This is a site about what Mexican words mean, so there is no recipe here. For the name itself: Antojito means "little craving". These are the masa-based street foods named for their shape more often than their filling: a sope is a small mound, a huarache is a sandal, a gordita is a fat little one, a tlacoyo is an oval patty.

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Flauta means flute

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