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fajita
[ fah-hee-tuh, fuh‑ ]
noun
- a thin strip of marinated and grilled meat.
- Usually fajitas. (used with a singular or plural verb) a Tex-Mex dish of these strips, served with tortillas, salsa, etc.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fajita1
First recorded in 1975–80; from Latin American Spanish: literally, “little sash,” diminutive of Spanish faja “belt, strip, band” (originally dialect or from Catalan ), from Latin fascia “band, bandage”
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Example Sentences
It’s available both in the restaurant and for curbside pick-up, for which a Chili’s employee will package your fajitas delicately enough that the juice from the meat and peppers doesn’t make the tortillas soggy on the drive home.
From Eater
It can top tacos and fajitas, of course, but don’t stop there.
From Washington Post
The least they could do now is release a lipstick that tastes like fajitas.
From Eater
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