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carnita

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car⋅ni⋅tas

  [kahr-nee-tuhz; Sp. kahr-nee-tahs]
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–plural noun Mexican Cookery.
small or shredded pieces of crisp roast pork, eaten as a snack, used as a filling for burritos, etc.
Origin:
< MexSp, pl. of carnita, equiv. to Sp carn(e) meat (< L carnem, acc. of carō flesh, meat) + -ita dim. suffix
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