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taco.

A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft- or hard-shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables, and salsa.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɑkoʊ/US[ˈtʰɑkoʊ]US/ˈtɐːkəʊ/Australia, New-Zealand/ˈtækəʊ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft- or hard-shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables, and salsa.

  2. The vulva.

    US · slang
  3. A yellow stain on a shirt's armpit caused by sweat or deodorant.

    US · slang
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish taco, of uncertain origin; see the Spanish entry for more.

verb/ˈtɑkoʊ/US[ˈtʰɑkoʊ]US/ˈtɐːkəʊ/Australia, New-Zealand/ˈtækəʊ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. To fold or cause to buckle in half, similar to the way a taco is folded.

    ambitransitive · slang
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish taco, of uncertain origin; see the Spanish entry for more.

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