migas
Americannoun
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a Tex-Mex dish of scrambled eggs with fried corn tortilla strips, hot peppers, onion, tomato, and seasonings, often served with tortillas, salsa, etc.
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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.
Etymology
Origin of migas
First recorded in 2005–10; from Spanish: literally, “crumbs”
Example Sentences
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“Okay, but have you had a migas breakfast taco?” he asked.
From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2022
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
Occasionally, diners at Shopsin’s who had ordered migas complained about finding cilantro in the dish.
From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2019
That pork belly migas is on the weekend brunch menu.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2017
And he asked for my recipe for migas.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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