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taco

taco

194 1.0
A folded tortilla filled with meat, beans, lettuce, or cheese
  • noun
  • /ˈtɑːkoʊ/
: taco
  • I ordered a taco filled with grilled chicken and fresh salsa.
  • eat tacos
  • taco meat
  • beef tacos

You miss Tex Mex breakfast tacos HEV from Texas.

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Examples

  • Tacos are on me.

  • I had breakfast tacos and they were delicious.

  • Can we get a taco or something after this?

  • We should get a taco or something.

  • There's a great taco stand near there.

  • Then he passes the tempting smell of a taco stand, which makes him hungry.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • We are going to make some tacos on our new griddle.

  • "So what happened?" Diane unwrapped her first taco and dribbled hot sauce into it.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • "Why don't you have another taco?" "I shouldn't, but they are very good, Juanita."

    Fiction book (1990)
  • In the survey, enchiladas were mentioned most often, but fajitas, tacos, and tamales were also popular.

    Academic text (2003)

Compounds

2 1.0

A spicy tomato sauce used on tacos

2 1.0

A folded tortilla filled with cooked chicken and toppings like salsa and cheese

1 3.3

A public event with many food stands where people buy and eat tacos

How Filling

burrito
103 1.0
gringa
  • US
1 8.8
taco
194 1.0
quesadilla
18 3.1
tortilla
55 2.4

Surface Forms

taco singular
tacos plural

Etymology

The word taco comes from the Nahuatl word tlahco, which means 'in the middle', because the filling sits in the middle of a folded tortilla. So, a taco is food you eat with the filling 'in the middle' of the tortilla.