taqueria
noun
ta·que·ria ˌtä-kə-ˈrē-ə 
variants or less commonly taquería
: a Mexican restaurant specializing especially in tacos and burritos
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The taqueria is one of the new tenants that's tied to a $65 million investment in the historic Stutz building by SomeraRoad, senior associate Brock Kenyon said. 
Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Aug. 2022 Today, Samuel runs the taqueria with his two sons, Samuel, Jr. and Daniel. Adán Medrano, Chron, 28 July 2022 One photographer, William Luther, reported that police repeatedly pushed journalists back from a cemetery procession on May 31: first into the street, then onto a sidewalk where a taqueria owner had previously given them permission to stand. Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 One block from the taqueria on a recent Sunday, Matt Harryman was walking his dog, a Jack Russell-Dachshund mix. Adán Medrano, Chron, 3 Aug. 2022 Police on Tuesday said officers investigating an unrelated homicide near East San Carlos and South Fourth streets saw customers and employees running out of the taqueria, located on the same block, at about 3:11 a.m. Lauren Hernández, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2022 The newest El Camino in West Palm Beach — set to open this Independence Day weekend — is ginormous compared with the original taqueria and bar eatery in Delray Beach. Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2022 The conflagration is also abetted by a corn tortilla (made off-site for the taqueria) dipped in chorizo oil before hitting the griddle. Washington Post, 15 June 2022 Dominic Prado even uses her tortillas for his popular Oakland taqueria Tacos El Ultimo Baile. Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2022 See More
Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Aug. 2022 Today, Samuel runs the taqueria with his two sons, Samuel, Jr. and Daniel. Adán Medrano, Chron, 28 July 2022 One photographer, William Luther, reported that police repeatedly pushed journalists back from a cemetery procession on May 31: first into the street, then onto a sidewalk where a taqueria owner had previously given them permission to stand. Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 One block from the taqueria on a recent Sunday, Matt Harryman was walking his dog, a Jack Russell-Dachshund mix. Adán Medrano, Chron, 3 Aug. 2022 Police on Tuesday said officers investigating an unrelated homicide near East San Carlos and South Fourth streets saw customers and employees running out of the taqueria, located on the same block, at about 3:11 a.m. Lauren Hernández, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2022 The newest El Camino in West Palm Beach — set to open this Independence Day weekend — is ginormous compared with the original taqueria and bar eatery in Delray Beach. Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2022 The conflagration is also abetted by a corn tortilla (made off-site for the taqueria) dipped in chorizo oil before hitting the griddle. Washington Post, 15 June 2022 Dominic Prado even uses her tortillas for his popular Oakland taqueria Tacos El Ultimo Baile. Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Mexican Spanish, from taco taco
First Known Use
1982, in the meaning defined above