taquito
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish taquito.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /tɑ.ˈki.toʊ/
- Rhymes: -iːtəʊ
Noun
[edit]taquito (plural taquitos)
- A fried corn or flour tortilla, filled usually with beef or chicken and cheese, rolled up, and dipped in a form of salsa, or guacamole.
- She preferred taquitos to regular tacos because she found them less messy.
Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]taquito m (plural taquitos)
- a rolled-up taco
- diminutive of taco
Further reading
[edit]- “taquito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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