tinga

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noun

A Mexican dish made with shredded beef or chicken in a red chili sauce.

OriginSpanish tinga →
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Meanings

nountinga (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Mexican dish made with shredded beef or chicken in a red chili sauce.

Origin

  1. Spanishtinga
  2. Spanishtinga
  3. Englishtinga

Borrowed from Spanish tinga.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

gianttangiTAingtiang
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APA

tinga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tinga

MLA

“tinga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tinga. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tinga,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tinga.

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