Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A place where tacos, burritos, and other Mexican dishes are made and sold.
Wiktionary
- n. A restaurant specializing in tacos and other Mexican food.
Etymologies
- From Spanish. (Wiktionary)
- American Spanish taquería, from taco, taco; see taco. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Taqueria El Si Hay offers Al Pastor in flour tortillas (left) and Barbacoa in corn tortillas (right) at the taqueria.”
“Another good open-front taqueria is Mi Pueblito, located across from Los Ponchos on Negrete in Zona Centro.”
“What you’ve heard about pampano taqueria is true: it’s quite good. also, you can put as much cilantro on your tacos as you see fit. i was born in arizona and lived in san francisco for many years, so i feel i can speak with some authority about mexican food. the pickings are indeed slim here in new york. it’s a goddamned shame.”
“I like tacos al pastor and they are not the three ubiquitous flavors of bistec, chorizo, tripa found in almost every other taqueria.”
“I got a decent ‘out of bounds’ fish taco from pinche taqueria but it was very pricey .. just under $4 for ONE TACO.”
“If you do the research, these guys actually copied a generic college town “taqueria” in Berkeley named Gordos that caters to college kids on a budget from all over the country, not to the Mission or the Mexican population elsewhere.”
“The designer and musician owners of this casual taqueria show their creativity in the Mexican fare.”
“Sitting across from one another in a taqueria near the arena, Ben stared intently at Kate as she texted her envious friends back east.”
“I walked about, nosed into stores, and ate lunch at my favorite taqueria.”
“Xolo, a taqueria in Uptown Oakland opened in April by the owners of the Temescal neighborhood's upscale Dona Tomas, has gone a step further with its Danger Dog.”
The Wall Street Journal: Mission Munchers Bite 'Danger Dogs'
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