taquiton.
/taˈkiːtəʊ/, /tɑːˈkiːtəʊ/, U.S. /tɑˈkidoʊ/ Chiefly North American.
A Mexican dish consisting of a small (usually maize flour) tortilla rolled around a filling of beef, chicken, etc., and deep fried, often served with salsa or guacamole.
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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > pancake, tortilla, or oatcake > [noun] > tortilla
tortilla1699
gordita1843
enchilada1887
taquito1924
burrito1934
pupusa1948
taco1949
chimichanga1968
wrap1969
1924 Los Angeles Times 8 Apr. ii. 1/2 One may sup on..taquitos, chopped meat and pepper wrapped in a tortilla and fried.
1929 P. Wiley-Kleeman Ramona's Spanish-Mexican Cookery 84 (heading) Tacos and taquitos.
1943 Los Angeles Times 25 July a4/2 Where is the crisp, tantalizing taquito?
1992 R. Anaya Albuquerque xxii. 266 Other people drifted off..to munch at the plates laden with guacamole dip and taquitos.
2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 25 June i. 1/1 President Bush and his advisers eating taquitos and Mexican confetti rice on the lawn of the White House with Republican Congressional leaders.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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