Etymology

fajita

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Today it means: A Tex-Mex dish of strips of spicy marinated meat and/or vegetables in a soft flour tortilla, often served with salad or a savoury filling. Full definition →

Spanish fajita ← Aragonese faixa ← Latin fascia
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  1. Latinfascia
  2. Aragonesefaixa
  3. Spanishfaja
  4. Spanishfajita
  5. English todayfajita

From American Spanish fajita, diminutive of faja (“strip, band”).

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