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fajita

[ fah-hee-tuh, fuh‐ ]
/ fÉ‘Ėˆhi tə, fə‐ /
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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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Origin of fajita

First recorded in 1975–80; from Latin American Spanish: literally, ā€œlittle sash,ā€ diminutive of Spanish faja ā€œbelt, strip, bandā€ (originally dialect or from Catalan ), from Latin fascia ā€œband, bandageā€

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