"taco" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtako/, [ˈt̪a.ko] Forms: tacos [plural]
Rhymes: -ako Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Old French tache (“bolt, nail”). Etymology templates: {{bor|es|fro|tache|t=bolt, nail}} Old French tache (“bolt, nail”) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} taco m (plural tacos)
  1. (Mexico, cooking) taco Tags: Mexico, masculine Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-taco-es-noun-B8BWebHP Categories (other): 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) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-taco-es-noun-NOUqWPgp
  4. stopper, plug, wad (small bundle of material made to cover, stop, or fill a hole) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-taco-es-noun-p3gzqdiY
  5. (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay) heel (of a shoe) Tags: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Dominican-Republic, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, masculine
  6. (sports) cue (a stick used to play billiards, snooker, pool, etc) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-taco-es-noun-L88n7IYk Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  7. (Chile) traffic jam Tags: Chile, masculine
    Sense id: en-taco-es-noun-Xt1oHJgZ Categories (other): Chilean Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 4 2 5 5 1 7 38 25 1 2 12
  8. (Spain) curse word, swear word Tags: Spain, masculine Synonyms: juramento, palabrota, voto
    Sense id: en-taco-es-noun-j5S1ZOcJ Categories (other): Spanish Spanish
  9. (Spain, colloquial) a load, a lot Tags: Spain, colloquial, masculine Synonyms: montón
    Sense id: en-taco-es-noun-GICkcwcq Categories (other): Spanish Spanish
  10. (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): Spanish 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
    Sense id: en-taco-es-verb-eCpzQ~h0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.",
      "name": "nonlemma"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "taco",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ta‧co"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "tacar"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "first-person singular present indicative of tacar"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tacar",
          "tacar#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtako/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪a.ko]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ako"
    }
  ],
  "word": "taco"
}

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