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taco

UK/ˈtækəʊ/US/ˈtɑkoʊ/
nounA2+Common in everyday speech and writing · #4,771 of 15,258leans spoken

Other forms: tacos

A taco is the folded Mexican shell filled with meat and salsa. Fish tacos, a taco stand, three tacos.

The traditional shell is a soft corn tortilla, warmed and folded; the hard fried shell is an American invention. Taco Tuesday is an American habit rather than a Mexican one. The Spanish origin is uncertain, possibly from a word for a plug or wad.

Larry Miller · CC BY-SA 2.0

Definitions of taco

  1. 1nountacoA folded tortilla with a filling.A2+

    “I ordered a chicken taco with salsa and guacamole.”

taco is a dish.

Where it comes from

From Mexican Spanish taco, of uncertain origin, possibly from a word meaning a plug or wad.

  1. es-MX

    taco

  2. English, today

    taco

Borrowed from es-MX taco, of uncertain origin; see the Spanish entry for more.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Food & Drink

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taco in the wild

  • Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. is an American fast food restaurant chain focused on a variety of tacos, burritos, french fries, and burgers.

    Del Taco

  • Charlie's Tacos, serving tacos in shells made from rice flour, had been established in 1956 as the first "taco place" in Okinawa.

    Taco rice

  • The name "Taco del Mar" ("taco of the sea" in English) refers to the chain's original specialty, Baja fish tacos.

    Taco del Mar

  • In Central and Southern Mexico, burritos are still considered tacos, and are known as tacos de harina ("wheat flour tacos").

    Burrito

  • Many various ingredients may be used, and various taco styles may be served.

    Taco stand

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From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.