- Main Entry:
- gor·di·ta

- Pronunciation:
-
\gȯr-ˈdē-tə\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Mexican Spanish, diminutive of gorda thick tortilla, from Spanish, feminine of gordo fat, thick, from Late Latin gurdus dull, blunt
- Date:
- 1945
: a deep-fried pocket of cornmeal dough filled with a savory mixture