Meanings
plural birrias
- countableuncountableA Mexican dish of stewed meat (usually goat, beef or lamb; sometimes pork or chicken) and spices, typically served like a soup with (or sometimes in) tortillas.
They might also have goat birria, red and earthy from chiles, cinnamon, and cloves.
2020, José R. Ralat, American Tacos: A History and Guide, University of Texas Press, →ISBN1 more example
Birria was late in coming to many parts of the border; I first became aware of it when a former student of mine, a native of Guadalajara, opened a birrieria, or birria restaurant, in Tucson in 1980. Now there are several such restaurants in Tucson. […]
2017, Gregory McNamee, Tortillas, Tiswin, and T-Bones: A Food History of the Southwest, University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 211
Origin
- Spanishbirria
- Englishbirria
Borrowed from Spanish birria.
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