"fajita" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fəˈhiːtə/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fajita.wav [Southern-England] Forms: fajitas [plural]
Etymology: From American Spanish fajita, diminutive of faja (“strip, band”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|fajita}} Spanish fajita, {{m|es|faja|t=strip, band}} faja (“strip, band”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} fajita (plural fajitas)
  1. A Tex-Mex dish of strips of spicy marinated meat and/or vegetables in a soft flour tortilla, often served with salad or a savoury filling. Wikipedia link: fajita Categories (topical): Foods Translations (dish): faĥito (Esperanto), fajita (Finnish), fajita [feminine] (French), Fajita [feminine] (German), ファヒータ (fahīta) (Japanese), 파히타 (pahita) (Korean), фахита (faxita) (Russian), fajita [feminine] (Spanish), fajita (Turkish)

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