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carnitas

carnitas

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A Mexican pork dish slowly cooked then shredded and served in tacos or burritos
  • noun
  • /kɑrˈniːtəs/
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  • For dinner, we enjoyed homemade carnitas with salsa and guacamole.

Examples

  • I like the pork carnitas a lot.

  • There might be some carnitas from last night on it, so just be on the lookout for that.

  • We picked up this traditional carnitas meat, so we'll see how this is.

  • In a world without toothpicks, one man named Doug eats some carnitas and get some of those carnitas stuck in his molars.

  • The restaurant is known for its delicious carnitas, which are served in soft tortillas.

  • I made tacos filled with carnitas, topped with fresh cilantro and onions.

Surface Forms

carnitas singular
carnitas plural

Etymology

Carnitas comes from the Spanish word carne meaning 'meat' plus the ending -itas meaning 'little pieces', so it literally means 'little meats'. That's why carnitas are small, slow-cooked pieces of pork often used as a filling for tacos or burritos.