A tortilla is a piece of thin flat bread that first came from Mexico, and is made from corn and eggs. a type of thin flat Mexican bread made from corn or wheat flour (torta , from ; TORTE)
a flat round bread made out of cornmeal or flour. In Mexican cuisine they are often served with a filling or topping such as frijoles "beans", carne "meat", salsa "sauce", sour cream and cheese, in which case they are called quesadillas