Spanish Names
In Spanish, this dish is called tortilla de patatas (papas) or tortilla española to distinguish it from an omelette (tortilla francesa, French tortilla) and from the Mexican tortilla. (In Spanish-speaking countries and regions where potatoes are called papas rather than patatas, it becomes tortilla de papas.)
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