Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural Fried plantains.
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- noun Plural form of
tostone .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Breakfast with Kasandra, phone calls to the clients, tostones and garlic for lunch, the afternoon appointments, balancing the books then picking up Cuban Chinese for dinner.
At the Blarney Stone Gessy Alvarez 2011
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The tostones her father fried up for her in Veracruz after a grueling afternoon in the ring.
The Lady Matador’s Hotel Cristina García 2010
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A contemporary American menu at the hotel's indoor/outdoor restaurant, Neomi's, provides a tropical flair: mojo skirt steak (with corn and tomato relish, plantain chips stewed black beans and mojo-churri); salmon adobo (chili spice-rubbed salmon, with tostones, papaya-mango chutney, and crema); for dessert lemongrass flan; and cocktails that include a blackberry caipirinha (homemade blackberry-orange marmalade, mint, and caçhaca).
Dwight Brown: A Sunny South Florida Vacation Without the Thongs and Six-Packs Dwight Brown 2010
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Jan 16th, 2008 at 1: 37 pm stan went there today. table service. steak/onions, rice/beans, tostones, mango shake. all delicious.
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In the western end of Cuba they were called chatinos; in the eastern end they were tostones.
Learning to Die in Miami Carlos Eire 2010
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A contemporary American menu at the hotel's indoor/outdoor restaurant, Neomi's, provides a tropical flair: mojo skirt steak (with corn and tomato relish, plantain chips stewed black beans and mojo-churri); salmon adobo (chili spice-rubbed salmon, with tostones, papaya-mango chutney, and crema); for dessert lemongrass flan; and cocktails that include a blackberry caipirinha (homemade blackberry-orange marmalade, mint, and caçhaca).
Dwight Brown: A Sunny South Florida Vacation Without the Thongs and Six-Packs 2010
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She reciprocated with arroz con pollo (chicken and rice), tostones (fried, sweet plantain) and the most fabulous rice and beans I have ever tasted.
Archive 2008-04-01 Michelle Krell Kydd 2008
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She reciprocated with arroz con pollo (chicken and rice), tostones (fried, sweet plantain) and the most fabulous rice and beans I have ever tasted.
Cooking Magic: The Perfume of Sofrito Michelle Krell Kydd 2008
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Before heading home, we'll nosh on fresh crab boiled to order served with a side of tostones (twice fried and smashed green plantains).
Seattle Bon Vivant: 2006
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Lisa makes tostones with pan roasted duck and mango papaya salad and sweet plantain red onion and chorizo fritter.
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