taco
noun /ˈtækəʊ/
/ˈtɑːkəʊ/
(plural tacos)
(from Spanish)- a type of Mexican food consisting of a fried pancake that is folded over and filled with meat, beans, etc.Topics Foodc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryTaco is used before these nouns:
- salad
Word OriginMexican Spanish, from Spanish, literally ‘plug, wad’.