English
Tostito
Tostito may come from Spanish tosta ‘toast’.
- Spanishc. 1500–presenttosta‘toast’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1996Tostito
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presenttosta‘toast’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1996Tostito
Earliest quotation: 1996, Earl Gustkey, When the Chips Are Down, Put Them in a Bowl: “Hey, the Boston Tea Party worked too,” said Dennis…”
Every English word from Spanish tosta
Today it means
noun A tortilla chip of the Tostitos brand.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish tosta / Tostito