Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carnitas

/kɑɹ.ˈni.tɑs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: car-ni-tas
IPA: /kɑɹ.ˈni.tɑs/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Mexican dish of strips or chunks of pork (or sometimes other meat) which are braised or roasted, especially in their own fat.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Carnitas is easy to make, even if you don't have a whole pig to cook."
"I was trying to bring supplies across the border to cook a trio of ceviche — marinated raw fish in lime — and duck carnitas with mole coloradito, for the festival’s gala dinner."
"Broil […] until the carnitas are crispy to your liking."
"[…] he bites into his gordita, filled with so much carnitas, cilantro, radishes, salsa, and cheese, […]"
"[…] carnitas are eaten in the morning or early afternoon. Carnitas are also popular stuffed into gorditas, round corn flatbreads toasted on a griddle."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish carnitas, diminutive of carne (“meat”).

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

carnita (singular)

Questions

How do you pronounce carnitas?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɑɹ.ˈni.tɑs/.
What does carnitas mean?: A Mexican dish of strips or chunks of pork (or sometimes other meat) which are braised or roasted, especially in their own fat.
Where does carnitas come from?: Borrowed from Spanish carnitas, diminutive of carne (“meat”).

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