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taqueria

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌtɑkəˈɹiːə/
  • UK: /ˌtækəˈɹiːə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːə

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noun

Meaning 1

A restaurant specializing in tacos and other Mexican food.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Spanish taco Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin -āriader. Spanish -ería Spanish taqueríabor. English taqueria Borrowed from Spanish taquería.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: taquéria — restaurant specializing in tacos
  • Italian: taqueria — restaurant specializing in tacos
  • Russian: такери́я (takeríja) — restaurant specializing in tacos
  • Spanish: taquería — restaurant specializing in tacos