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carnita

US/kɑɹˈni.tə/

carnita noun: a Tex-Mex dish featuring large amounts of slow-cooked pork held in a tortilla, similar to a taco.

Noun

carnita (plural carnitas)

  1. A Tex-Mex dish featuring large amounts of slow-cooked pork held in a tortilla, similar to a taco.

Forms of carnita

pluralcarnitas

Origin of carnita

Borrowed from Spanish carnita.

Questions about carnita

What does carnita mean?
Carnita means a Tex-Mex dish featuring large amounts of slow-cooked pork held in a tortilla, similar to a taco.
What part of speech is carnita?
Carnita is a noun.
How do you pronounce carnita?
Carnita is pronounced /kɑɹˈni.tə/ (US).
What is the plural of carnita?
The plural of carnita is carnitas.

Words near carnita in the dictionary

  1. Carniolans
  2. carnism
  3. carnist
  4. carnistic
  5. carnists
  6. carnita
  7. carnitarian
  8. carnitarians
  9. carnitas
  10. carnitin
  11. carnitine

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