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french taco

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: french -ta-co
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noun

A press-grilled wrap sandwich originating from France, around Lyon: a type of burrito, where the filling is fully wrapped in the taco round flatbread, the wheat tortilla bread, without any open end, and filled with French fries, cheese sauce, a meat or alternative, and other sandwich fillings.

Etymology

From French + taco; a calque of French tacos français.

Inflected Forms

French tacos (plural) French tacos (alternative) French tako (alternative) French takos (alternative) tako (alternative) tacos (alternative) takos (alternative)

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What does french taco mean?: A press-grilled wrap sandwich originating from France, around Lyon: a type of burrito, where the filling is fully wrapped in the taco round flatbread, the wheat tortilla bread, without any open end, and filled with French fries, cheese sauce, a meat or alternative, and other sandwich fillings.
Where does french taco come from?: From French + taco; a calque of French tacos français.

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