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tostar
Spanish · medieval
"to toast"
to toast, to roast
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tostones
Caribbean Spanish · 1800s
"twice-fried plantain slices"
settled in the Caribbean for twice-fried, flattened green plantain slices
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tostones
English · 1900s
"twice-fried, flattened green plantain slices"
adopted directly as Caribbean cuisine spread internationally
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