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fajita

/fəˈhiːtə/

fajita 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.

Noun

fajita (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.

Forms of fajita

pluralfajitas

Origin of fajita

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

Words formed from fajita

Questions about fajita

What does fajita mean?
Fajita means 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.
What part of speech is fajita?
Fajita is a noun.
How do you pronounce fajita?
Fajita is pronounced /fəˈhiːtə/ (UK).
What is the plural of fajita?
The plural of fajita is fajitas.

Words near fajita in the dictionary

  1. faizievite
  2. faj.
  3. Fajardo
  4. Fajardos
  5. fajin
  6. fajita
  7. Fajitagate
  8. fajitas
  9. fajr
  10. fak
  11. fakable

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