Etymology

taquito

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Mexican Spanish taquito
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  1. Mexican Spanish · borrowed fromtaquito
  2. English todaytaquito

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish taquito (literally “little taco”).

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