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Why English speakers don't say 'totopos'

Original: I'm aware that totopos and tortilla chips aren't necessarily the same thing, but it seems very weird to me that we don't

A discussion is under way about why English speakers say 'tortilla chips' rather than borrowing the Mexican Spanish word 'totopos'. The point being made is that many bags sold in English-speaking markets carry both terms side by side, yet the Spanish word never caught on, which strikes some as odd given how readily English adopts other food words.

Why now: People enjoy debating food terminology and how loanwords do or don't cross into English.

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• I'm aware that totopos and tortilla chips aren't necessarily the same thing, but it seems very weird to me that we don't use the word "totopos" for what we usually call "tortilla chips" in English. You'll get bags of chips that say "tortilla chips" and also "totopos" on them,… · caten@mathstodon.xyz · 1

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