tortilla chip
noun
: a thin, hard piece of food (called a chip) that is made from corn and usually salted
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Last year, a teen died in Massachusetts after attempting to eat a tortilla chip packed with chili pepper extract for a social media challenge.
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Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2024
On Thursday, renowned local chef and restaurant owner Jim Stump served up his Monterey Bay Vermillion Rock Fish Ceviche with guacamole, salsa and a blue corn tortilla chip, working with SSP America Executive Chef James McGregor.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2024
Facebook Twitter Show more sharing options Limited time, limited release tortilla chips hit Costco
Imagine a tortilla chip.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
The salad had a multitude of flavors and textures — corn ribs; popped corn; fresh, grassy corn sprouts; a blue corn tortilla chip; black tepary beans; and squash puree wrapped in a sheet of soft squash — that worked together, just like a good three sisters garden does.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2024
The damage may or may not have been caused by an errant tortilla chip.
—Michelle Madden, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
And a spicy tortilla chip is pulled from shelves after a teen’s death.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2023
Today’s Talker: A spicy tortilla chip that allegedly contributed to a teen’s death…
…will be pulled from the shelves.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2023
For example, the company started offering only one size of tortilla chip bag — to match other brands in Harmons.
—Heather L. King, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
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Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2024
On Thursday, renowned local chef and restaurant owner Jim Stump served up his Monterey Bay Vermillion Rock Fish Ceviche with guacamole, salsa and a blue corn tortilla chip, working with SSP America Executive Chef James McGregor.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2024
Facebook Twitter Show more sharing options Limited time, limited release tortilla chips hit Costco
Imagine a tortilla chip.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
The salad had a multitude of flavors and textures — corn ribs; popped corn; fresh, grassy corn sprouts; a blue corn tortilla chip; black tepary beans; and squash puree wrapped in a sheet of soft squash — that worked together, just like a good three sisters garden does.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2024
The damage may or may not have been caused by an errant tortilla chip.
—Michelle Madden, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
And a spicy tortilla chip is pulled from shelves after a teen’s death.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2023
Today’s Talker: A spicy tortilla chip that allegedly contributed to a teen’s death…
…will be pulled from the shelves.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2023
For example, the company started offering only one size of tortilla chip bag — to match other brands in Harmons.
—Heather L. King, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
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“Tortilla chip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tortilla%20chip. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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