taco
taco
Definition
☆ taco (tä′kō)
noun pl. -·cos
a Mexican dish consisting of a fried and folded or rolled tortilla filled with chopped meat, shredded lettuce, etc.
Etymology: AmSp < Sp, a plug, wadding, light lunch
taco
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- eat: I could have breakfast at home, but not always, so I eat tacos instead.
- have: I got my latest fix at Santa Fe, a New Mexican restaurant on East Street where I finally had those shrimp tacos!
- make: They often make fish tacos out of it here.
Adjective modifier
- Mexican: Corralejo's restaurants offer a wide choice, from good old English fish and chips to Mexican tacos or Indian curry.
- soft: Lots of Mexican specialities, shrimp and of course lobster in many forms including soft tacos ( very yum ).
- good: MY GREASY TACOS The best tacos Iâve had in this city do not come from a restaurant.
Modifies a noun
- shell: The activist group claims to have found both products in taco shells in the United Kingdom.
- stand: It's like eating different salsa's every time you go to your favorite taco stand.
- chip: Eliminate the desire for junk food I love taco chips.
Noun used with modifier
