"tostone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tostones [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish tostón, probably as a back-formation from the plural, tostones. Tostón is from tostar (“to toast”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|tostón}} Spanish tostón Head templates: {{en-noun}} tostone (plural tostones)
  1. A Mexican dish of fried, sliced unripe plantain. Wikipedia link: tostones Translations (Mexican dish of fried, sliced plantain): tostón (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-tostone-en-noun-GK3A79xt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Spanish translations

Inflected forms

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