Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A dish consisting of strips of marinated meat or vegetables that are grilled over an open fire and served in a tortilla, usually with spicy condiments.
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- noun a
Tex-Mex dish ofstrips ofspicy marinated meat and/orvegetables in a soft flourtortilla , often served withsalad or asavoury filling
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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These days I see all variations, but the word fajita is Spanish for the belt-like shape of the skirt steak, and that's the one for me.
Jay Weston: El Cholo -- Delicious Mexican Food for Cinco de Mayo Jay Weston 2011
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These days I see all variations, but the word fajita is Spanish for the belt-like shape of the skirt steak, and that's the one for me.
Jay Weston: El Cholo -- Delicious Mexican Food for Cinco de Mayo Jay Weston 2011
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Mr. Doggett's district had already morphed in 2004, after a redistricting effort turned it into a corridor snaking from Austin to the Mexican border dubbed the "fajita strip."
Hispanic Democrats Set Sights on New Texas Seat Ana Campoy 2011
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The food was a treat, a Mexican dish called a fajita.
Unfinished Symphony V.C. Andrews® 1997
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The food was a treat, a Mexican dish called a fajita.
Unfinished Symphony V.C. Andrews® 1997
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You've got the beef 'fajita's, the scallion pancake 'nachos' and then there's this 'salsa verde'-like relish you can use on almost any dish.
101 Noodle Express, San Gabriel - Freshly-Made Beef Scallion Pancakes e d b m 2008
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You've got the beef 'fajita's, the scallion pancake 'nachos' and then there's this 'salsa verde'-like relish you can use on almost any dish.
Archive 2008-03-01 e d b m 2008
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I think that "fajita" originally referred to a way of cooking meat from beef diaphragm muscle, otherwise I think known as "skirt steak".
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If you don’t have a cast-iron skillet, look in kitchen supply shops for an oval griddle with a handle sometimes called a fajita pan.
More of America’s Most Wanted Recipes Ron Douglas 2010
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If you don’t have a cast-iron skillet, look in kitchen supply shops for an oval griddle with a handle sometimes called a fajita pan.
More of America’s Most Wanted Recipes Ron Douglas 2010
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