fajita
Americannoun
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a thin strip of marinated and grilled meat.
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(used with a singular or plural verb) Usually fajitas a Tex-Mex dish of these strips, served with tortillas, salsa, etc.
Etymology
Origin of fajita
First recorded in 1975–80; from Latin American Spanish: literally, “little sash,” diminutive of Spanish faja “belt, strip, band” (originally dialect or from Catalan ), from Latin fascia “band, bandage”
Example Sentences
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Hipolito asked about the chicken fajitas, and Orozco asked what he thought about shrimp fajitas.
From Los Angeles Times
There’s something comforting about their suburban reliability: the sprawling menu, the faux-Texan aesthetic, the sizzling skillet of fajitas that makes everyone look up when it’s carried across the dining room.
From Salon
And in an end-of-episode closer about the “Real Housewives of Santa Fe,” the sketch was more about steaming fajitas than the featured housewives.
From Los Angeles Times
One sign that this year was different from the others was the menu: Beef fajitas, tortillas, pico de gallo, chips, beans — but no chicken.
From Salon
I spotted it right above his head in our corner booth: he was deciding between beef and chicken fajitas during a staff party for his historic 2005 mayoral victory.
From Los Angeles Times
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