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French taco

French taco noun: a press-grilled wrap sandwich originating from France, around Lyon: a type of burrito, where the filling is fully wrapped in the taco round flatbread, the wheat tortilla bread, without any open end, and filled with French fries, cheese sauce, a meat or alternative, and other sandwich fillings.

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Noun

French taco (plural French tacos)

  1. A press-grilled wrap sandwich originating from France, around Lyon: a type of burrito, where the filling is fully wrapped in the taco round flatbread, the wheat tortilla bread, without any open end, and filled with French fries, cheese sauce, a meat or alternative, and other sandwich fillings.

Forms of French taco

pluralFrench tacos
alternative formfrench taco
alternative formFrench tacos
alternative formfrench tacos
alternative formFrench tako
alternative formfrench tako
alternative formFrench takos
alternative formfrench takos
alternative formtako
alternative formtacos
alternative formtakos

Origin of French taco

From French + taco; a calque of French tacos français.

Questions about French taco

What does French taco mean?
French taco means a press-grilled wrap sandwich originating from France, around Lyon: a type of burrito, where the filling is fully wrapped in the taco round flatbread, the wheat tortilla bread, without any open end, and filled with French fries, cheese sauce, a meat or alternative, and other sandwich fillings.
What part of speech is French taco?
French taco is a noun.
What is the plural of French taco?
The plural of French taco is French tacos.

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