street taco

noun

A type of open-faced taco with a soft corn tortilla shell, typically sold in street carts.

OriginSpanish taco de la calle →
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Meanings

nounstreet taco (plural street tacos)

plural street tacos

  1. USA type of open-faced taco with a soft corn tortilla shell, typically sold in street carts.
  2. USslangA prostitute that walks the streets.

    Every time I went there all I looked for were strippers, street tacos, and the donkey show.

    2012, Adam Carolla, Not Taco Bell Material

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
prostitute

Origin

  1. Spanishtaco de la calle
  2. Englishstreet taco

Calque of Spanish taco de la calle.

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APA

street taco. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/street%20taco

MLA

“street taco.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/street%20taco. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “street taco,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/street%20taco.

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