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

At Blu Jam, they have a migas dish that’s so yummy and they’ll do it with scrambled egg whites.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2023

Despite the dish’s assembly of peppers, onions, tomatoes, fried tortilla strips and soft wedges of avocado, you’ll still need Burrell’s grand unifying salsa to bring order to your migas tacos, freshly composed at the table.

From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2019

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

When it tastes good to you, get as many plates as you need and serve up some migas.

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