fajita

[ fah-hee-tuh, fuh‑ ]

noun

1. a thin strip of marinated and grilled meat.
2. Usually fajitas. (used with a singular or plural verb) a Tex-Mex dish of these strips, served with tortillas, salsa, etc.

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”