Meaning & use

Taqueria

noun·Everyday

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A small, casual restaurant or stand that specializes in serving tacos and other Mexican food.

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The best fish tacos in town come from a tiny taqueria near the beach.

They grabbed a quick lunch at a taqueria before catching their flight.

A note on using this word

Borrowed directly from Spanish, where 'taquería' combines 'taco' with a suffix denoting a place of business.

Words with a similar meaning

taco stand

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