"taco" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtako/, [ˈt̪a.ko] Forms: tacos [plural]
Rhymes: -ako Etymology: Uncertain, probably borrowed from Italian tacco; ultimately from Proto-Germanic *takkô (“spike, nail”). Etymology templates: {{uncertain|es}} Uncertain, {{bor|es|it|tacco}} Italian tacco, {{der|es|gem-pro|*takkô|t=spike, nail}} Proto-Germanic *takkô (“spike, nail”) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} taco m (plural tacos)
  1. (Mexico, Central America, Bolivia, cooking) taco Tags: Bolivia, Central-America, Mexico, masculine Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-taco-es-noun-B8BWebHP Categories (other): Bolivian Spanish, Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
  2. peg (a short, thick piece of wood, metal, or other material) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-taco-es-noun-fpQ3llSa
  3. dowel (a longer piece of wood, plastic, or other material)
    (sports) cue (a stick used to play billiards, snooker, pool, etc)
    (colloquial, Peru, Bolivia) billiards
    Tags: Bolivia, Peru, colloquial, masculine Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-taco-es-noun-lJ35S-4r Categories (other): Bolivian Spanish, Peruvian Spanish Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. dowel (a longer piece of wood, plastic, or other material)
    (sports) cue (a stick used to play billiards, snooker, pool, etc)
    (slang, Venezuela, Ecuador) billiards player
    Tags: Ecuador, Venezuela, masculine, slang Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-taco-es-noun-RYNzgxMq Categories (other): Ecuadorian Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  5. dowel (a longer piece of wood, plastic, or other material)
    (sports) cue (a stick used to play billiards, snooker, pool, etc)
    (colloquial, Peru) pool hall
    Tags: Peru, colloquial, masculine Categories (topical): Sports, Foods
    Sense id: en-taco-es-noun-o2l5QiGx Disambiguation of Foods: 9 0 4 4 18 11 4 8 0 2 16 6 8 11 Categories (other): Peruvian Spanish, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 7 1 3 5 2 6 1 8 6 0 3 2 14 5 3 6 0 1 12 4 4 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 1 2 5 2 6 0 8 5 0 3 2 15 5 3 6 0 1 13 4 4 8 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 8 0 5 4 21 10 5 8 0 1 17 5 5 11 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  6. dowel (a longer piece of wood, plastic, or other material)
    (Rioplatense, sports) polo-stick; mallet
    Tags: Rioplatense, masculine Categories (topical): Sports, Foods
    Sense id: en-taco-es-noun-XsLPqohW Disambiguation of Foods: 9 0 4 4 18 11 4 8 0 2 16 6 8 11 Categories (other): Rioplatense Spanish Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  7. stopper, plug, wad (small bundle of material made to cover, stop, or fill a hole) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-taco-es-noun-p3gzqdiY
  8. (Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Andes, Dominican Republic, Cono Sur) heel (of a shoe)
    (Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia) cleats
    Tags: Colombia, Costa-Rica, Dominican-Republic, El-Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto-Rico, masculine Synonyms: tachones
  9. (Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Andes, Dominican Republic, Cono Sur) heel (of a shoe)
    (colloquial, Colombia) shoe
    Tags: Colombia, Dominican-Republic, Nicaragua, Puerto-Rico, colloquial, masculine
  10. (Chile) traffic jam Tags: Chile, masculine
    Sense id: en-taco-es-noun-Xt1oHJgZ Categories (other): Chilean Spanish
  11. (Spain) curse word, swear word Tags: Spain, masculine Categories (topical): Foods Synonyms: juramento, palabrota, voto
    Sense id: en-taco-es-noun-j5S1ZOcJ Disambiguation of Foods: 9 0 4 4 18 11 4 8 0 2 16 6 8 11 Categories (other): Peninsular Spanish, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 7 1 3 5 2 6 1 8 6 0 3 2 14 5 3 6 0 1 12 4 4 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 1 2 5 2 6 0 8 5 0 3 2 15 5 3 6 0 1 13 4 4 8
  12. (Spain, colloquial) a load, a lot Tags: Spain, colloquial, masculine Synonyms: montón
    Sense id: en-taco-es-noun-GICkcwcq Categories (other): Peninsular Spanish
  13. (Spain, colloquial, in the plural) years of age Tags: Spain, colloquial, in-plural, masculine Synonyms: año, primavera
    Sense id: en-taco-es-noun-Nm6l5XKo Categories (other): Peninsular Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: atacar, taco chino, taco de ojo, tacón, taquería, taquito, taquiza Related terms: billar
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈtako/, [ˈt̪a.ko]
Rhymes: -ako Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} taco
  1. first-person singular present indicative of tacar Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: tacar Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-taco-es-verb-eCpzQ~h0 Disambiguation of Foods: 9 0 4 4 18 11 4 8 0 2 16 6 8 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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