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fajita
[ fah-hee-tuh, fuh‑ ]
noun
- a thin strip of marinated and grilled meat.
- Usually fajitas. (used with a singular or plural verb) a Tex-Mex dish of these strips, served with tortillas, salsa, etc.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fajita1
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”
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