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tacos

  • plural
    of taco.
    taco
    noun
    a tortilla filled with various ingredients, as beans, rice, chopped meat, cheese, and tomatoes, and folded over in half or rolled into a loose cylinder shape: The downside of hard-shell tacos is that you can’t fit as much stuff in a fried tortilla.

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We each got like two or three tacos, so we could try a bunch and it was good.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Order a blue spirulina-coconut whip or try some street-food mashups, like Nashville Hot tacos and naan nachos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Food trucks and bars were scattered throughout, serving up tacos, burgers, hot dogs and other hand-held bites.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

The plan includes $1 Mexican Pizzas and limited-time offers like butter chicken tacos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

“Well, we got a couple of extra tacos if you want ’em.”

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar

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