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carnitas

[ kahr-nee-tuhz; Spanish kahr-nee-tahs ]
/ kɑrˈni təz; Spanish kɑrˈni tɑs /
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plural noun Mexican Cooking.
small or shredded pieces of crisp roast pork, eaten as a snack, used as a filling for burritos, etc.
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Origin of carnitas

<Mexican Spanish, plural of carnita, equivalent to Spanish carn(e) meat (<Latin carnem, accusative of carō flesh, meat) + -ita diminutive suffix

Words nearby carnitas

Carnic Alps, carniferous, carnification, carnify, Carniola, carnitas, carnitine, carnival, carnivalesque, carnival glass, Carnivora
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