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taqueria

Syllables: ta·que·ria/ˌtɑkəˈɹiːə//ˌtækəˈɹiːə/

taqueria noun: a restaurant specializing in tacos and other Mexican food.

Noun

taqueria (plural taquerias)

  1. (US) A restaurant specializing in tacos and other Mexican food.
    • 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.2023, C Pam Zhang, Land of Milk and Honey, Hutchinson Heinemann, page 50

Forms of taqueria

pluraltaquerias
alternative formtaquería

Origin of taqueria

Borrowed from Spanish taquería.

Words that rhyme with taqueria

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about taqueria

What does taqueria mean?
Taqueria means a restaurant specializing in tacos and other Mexican food.
What part of speech is taqueria?
Taqueria is a noun.
How do you pronounce taqueria?
Taqueria is pronounced /ˌtɑkəˈɹiːə/.
What is the plural of taqueria?
The plural of taqueria is taquerias.

Words near taqueria in the dictionary

  1. taqua nut
  2. taqua nuts
  3. taquara
  4. taquaras
  5. Taquaruçu
  6. taqueria
  7. taquerias
  8. taquero
  9. taquería
  10. taquerías
  11. taquito

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