: a usually corn tortilla rolled tightly around a filling (as of meat) and deep-fried
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Known for its ceviche, flautas and tacos dressed-to-the-nines, Noche Bruta was an experimental, permanent pop-up that flipped the daytime Hex cafe space into a full-service restaurant at night, Thursday through Saturday.
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Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
The menu, which is scratch-made in-house, will also have enchiladas, flautas, chimichangas and huevos rancheros.
Context: Chili Willi's opened in 1983 and became one of the most popular restaurants in Huntington, W. Va., beloved for its chili and authentic Tex-Mex, the Herald-Dispatch reported.
—Laura Barrero, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
In addition, right across the street is a charming traditional Mexican restaurant, Burrito Poblano (85 Main Street; 914-337-7900), now 25 years in business, offers sumptuous meals made from first-rate ingredients in dishes like flautas, enchiladas, empanadas and a terrifically rich queso fundido.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Other highlights here are the fish flautas, esquites, tamales and perhaps the best-in-town churro.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
The menu, which is scratch-made in-house, will also have enchiladas, flautas, chimichangas and huevos rancheros.
Context: Chili Willi's opened in 1983 and became one of the most popular restaurants in Huntington, W. Va., beloved for its chili and authentic Tex-Mex, the Herald-Dispatch reported.
—Laura Barrero, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
In addition, right across the street is a charming traditional Mexican restaurant, Burrito Poblano (85 Main Street; 914-337-7900), now 25 years in business, offers sumptuous meals made from first-rate ingredients in dishes like flautas, enchiladas, empanadas and a terrifically rich queso fundido.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Other highlights here are the fish flautas, esquites, tamales and perhaps the best-in-town churro.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Flauta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flauta. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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flauta
noun
flau·ta
ˈflau̇t-ə 
: a usually corn tortilla rolled tightly around a filling (as of meat) and deep-fried
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