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Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fahīta
"レストランでチキンファヒータを食べました。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A Tex-Mex dish consisting of strips of seasoned meat, typically beef or chicken, cooked with onions and bell peppers and served wrapped in a flour or corn tortilla.
"We ordered sizzling chicken fajitas with all the traditional toppings." - 2
The grilled strip of meat or the tortilla used as the base for such a dish.
"Marinate the skirt steak overnight to ensure the fajita meat remains tender."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Mexican Spanish, diminutive of faja (girdle, strip), originating from the region of northern Mexico in the early 1930s. Originally referred to the cut of beef known as skirt steak used by Mexican ranch vaqueros, later popularized in Tex-Mex cuisine across the United States.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fajita" is said worldwide
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fajita
Transliteration: fa.ʒi.ta
"Nous avons mangé des fajitas au poulet hier soir."
Fajita
Transliteration: faˈhiːta
"Die Fajitas wurden mit viel Gemüse serviert."
fajita
Transliteration: faˈdʒita
"Ho ordinato un piatto di fajitas di manzo."
fajita
Transliteration: faˈxita
"Las fajitas de pollo son muy populares en este restaurante."
fajita
Transliteration: faˈʒitɐ
"Nós pedimos fajitas de frango com pimentões."
फ़ाजीता
Transliteration: fajīta
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"हमने रात के खाने में चिकन फ़ाजीता ऑर्डर किया।"
墨西哥烤肉
Transliteration: mò xī gē kǎo ròu
Script: 中文汉字
"这份墨西哥烤肉味道非常香。"
파히타
Transliteration: pahita
Script: 한국어 한글
"우리는 소고기 파히타를 주문했습니다."
ファヒータ
Transliteration: fahīta
Script: 日本語
"レストランでチキンファヒータを食べました。"
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