taco
A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla filled with ingredients such as meat,…A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft- or hard-shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables, and salsa.
» I'm in the mood for tacos.
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3 sensesA Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft- or hard-shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables, and salsa.
Taco
та́коtáko
(US, slang)The vulva.
(US, slang)A yellow stain on a shirt's armpit caused by sweat or deodorant.
- a tortilla rolled cupped around a filling
- (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Mexican descent
Examples
58 sentencesI'm in the mood for tacos.
Do you know what a taco is?
Which do you like better, pizza or tacos?
Tom isn't making tacos.
Tom ate some tacos.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Mexican Spanish taco, of uncertain origin; see the Spanish entry for more.Borrowed from Mexican Spanish taco, of uncertain origin; see the Spanish entry for more.
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