migas

American  

[mee-gahs] / ˈmi gɑs /

noun

1. a Tex-Mex dish of scrambled eggs with fried corn tortilla strips, hot peppers, onion, tomato, and seasonings, often served with tortillas, salsa, etc.

2. a Spanish or Portuguese appetizer made from moistened cubes of leftover bread, sautéed with garlic in olive oil, and served with bacon, sausage, spinach etc.

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Etymology

Origin of migas

First recorded in 2005–10; from Spanish: literally, “crumbs”

Example Sentences

I would order two super migas tacos and a black iced coffee.

From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2022

But if the migas, sold in the hotel and five other locations, are attention-grabbers, their creators are quite the opposite.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2021

The logo speaks of strings of lights over picnic tables in dirt yards, of migas, scrambled eggs with flour tortillas, of a bar with sawdust on the floor and a mechanical bull.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 2, 2019

That pork belly migas is on the weekend brunch menu.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2017

I made migas for Mom and Dad last night for dinner.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones