fajita

American  

[fah-hee-tuh, fuh‑] / fɑˈhi tə, fə‑ /

noun

1. a thin strip of marinated and grilled meat.

2. (used with a singular or plural verb) Usually fajitas a Tex-Mex dish of these strips, served with tortillas, salsa, etc.

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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

America’s most middlebrow casual restaurant, with America’s squarest CEO, selling fried cheese and margaritas and fajita plates that you can eat off for days.

From Slate • Aug. 11, 2025

I’m a combo fajita girl with corn tortillas — I try to stick with if I can and then maybe a margarita.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2023

After a shower, he heads to a popular eatery here, El Herradero de Jalisco, and orders a fajita chicken salad.

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2022

But when I would go to my favorite Tex-Mex spot, I HAD to get the refried beans and Spanish rice, all smashed on my tortilla building the perfect fajita bite.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2022

“Point me to the biggest Applebee’s in the world, where I bet they serve two fajitas when you order one; where I bet the shrimp fajita isn’t any more expensive than the chicken.”

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle