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adj
Of (tacos of) typically pork, or sometimes another meat or dish: grilled on a spit, and flavored with chiles, spices, and pineapple.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, postpositional, sometimes
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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noun
Meat or a meal (a taco, etc) which is served in this style; a taco al pastor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Spanish al pastor (literally “shepherd style”), because the dish is an adaptation by Mexican and Lebanese immigrant shepherds in Mexico of lamb shawarma.
