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taquito

American  
[tah-kee-toh] / tɑˈki toʊ /

noun

  1. Mexican Cooking. a small rolled tortilla filled with meat, cheese, or beans, usually fried until crispy.


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I’ve since used the leftovers as oven-baked taquito filling, where they somehow become even better.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

In a 2017 episode of his CNN show “Parts Unknown,” Bourdain proclaimed that he was “loving the sauce already” within his first bite of a taquito.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025

Like a large taquito, each one is hand-rolled and fried in house at Taco Time.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024

"When you think about it, a chicken taquito with a good hot sauce is really a lot like a stick of dynamite," Pilcher told Smithsonian Magazine.

From Fox News • Oct. 4, 2021

I know you can bake them, but you just won’t get that requisite taquito crunch.

From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2018

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