fajita

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UK, US/fəˈhiːtə/

noun

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.

OriginSpanish fajita ← Aragonese faixa ← Latin fascia →
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Meanings

nounfajita (plural fajitas)

plural fajitas

  1. 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.

Origin

  1. Latinfascia
  2. Aragonesefaixa
  3. Spanishfaja
  4. Spanishfajita
  5. Englishfajita

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 墨西哥烤肉
  • 墨西哥烤肉 (Mòxīgē kǎoròu)dish
Esperanto faĥito
  • faĥitodish
Finnish fajita
  • fajitadish
French fajita
  • fajitadish
German Fajita
  • Fajitadish
Greek φαχίτα
  • φαχίτα (fachíta)dish
Japanese ファヒータ
  • ファヒータ (fahīta)dish
Korean 파히타
  • 파히타 (pahita)dish
Russian фахи́та
  • фахи́та (faxíta)dish
Spanish fajita
  • fajitadish
Turkish fajita
  • fajitadish
Cite this entry
APA

fajita. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fajita

MLA

“fajita.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fajita. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fajita,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fajita.

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