huarache
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of huarache
1885–90; < Mexican Spanish < Tarascan kwaṛáči
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Content creator Vivian Fabiola pointed out that while the shoe is labeled “Oaxaca,” its huarache design appears to be more closely tied to the state of Michoacán.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025
I loved the huarache with pork al pastor, a lightly griddled plank of masa topped pizzalike with crisp-edged shards of spit-roasted pork, chili-stoked pineapple and avocado.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2017
Is Faith & Flower redeemed by the charred, crisp carnitas pizza, whose tart salsa verde really does make the pizza seem like an antojitos platform in the school of the huarache?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2014
Along with your choice of meat, the huarache comes topped with avocado, jalapenos, cheese, onions, cilantro and sauteed strips of cartilage-like cactus paddles.
From Washington Post
On a hot September morning, I wake up in my childhood bed, slip on the huarache shoes my brother, Carlton, brought me back from Mexico.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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