taqueria

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See also: taquería

English

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Etymology

From Spanish taquería.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌtɑkəˈɹiːə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːə
  • Hyphenation: ta‧que‧ria

Noun

taqueria (plural taquerias)

  1. (chiefly US) A restaurant specializing in tacos and other Mexican food.
    • 2023, C Pam Zhang, Land of Milk and Honey, Hutchinson Heinemann, page 50:
      But as soon as I walked past the nearest taqueria, as I felt the grease settle on my skin, and heard the scrape of spatulas on the grill, as soon as I ordered and felt the immensity of my relief—I think I knew.

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