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Tetela

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

The Bantu language of these people.

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of a Bantu ethnic group of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Synonyms: Batetela

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A triangular-folded masa pocket, filled with ingredients, eaten in the states of Guerrero, Oaxaca and Puebla, similar to corn tortillas, sope and huarache, but with different fillings.

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish tetela.