kgb answers Â» Local & Lookup Â» Definitions & Word Origins Â» What does TDW mean when referring to a diamond ring? TDW is an acronym for Total Diamond Weight. It's used to describe the total weight, or total carat, of all the diamonds used on a piece of jewelry.
A culinary staple and nutritional cornerstone, theyâre essential to the Latin American food lexicon, but sometimes overcomplicated. Corn tortillas, the most authentic of Latin American tortillas, should contain exactly three ingredients: Corn, lime (calcium hydroxide) and water.
A girl eating tortilla chips with pico de gallo. A tortilla chip (/tÉËrËtiË.É tÊÉªp/, Spanish: [torËtiÊa tÊip]) is a snack food made from corn tortillas, which are cut into wedges and then friedâor baked (alternatively they may be discs pressed out of corn masa then fried or baked). Corn tortillas are made of corn, vegetable oil, salt and water. Although first mass-produced in Los Angeles in the late 1940s, tortilla chips were always considered to be a Mexican food, known as totopos and tostadas. Though usually made of yellow corn (as pictured), they can also be made of white, blue, or red corn.