taco

UK: /ˈtækəʊ/ US: /ˈtɑkoʊ/ ,(tä′kō; Sp. tä′kô)

Inflections of 'taco' (n): npl: tacos

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ta•co /ˈtɑkoʊ/   n. [countable] , pl. -cos. 

1. Food a fried tortilla folded over and filled, with chopped meat, tomatoes, cheese, lettuce, and hot sauce.

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ta•co  (tä′kō; Sp. tä′kô), n., pl. -cos (-kōz; Sp. -kôs). 

1. Food [Mexican Cookery.] an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.

• Mexican Spanish; Spanish: wadding, plug, probably of expressive origin
• 1930–35

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taco / ˈtɑːkəʊ/ noun ( -cos)

1. a tortilla folded into a roll with a filling and usually fried

Etymology: from Mexican Spanish, from Spanish, literally: a snack, a bite to eat