Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fajitagate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fa-jita-gate
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A legal and political controversy in San Francisco that began in 2002 when a demand by off-duty police officers for a citizen's fajitas led to a street fight.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin fascia Aragonese faixabor. Spanish faja Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Spanish -ito Spanish -ita Spanish fajitabor. English fajita Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water Proto-Germanic *gatą Proto-West Germanic *gat Old English ġeat Middle English gate English gate Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis Proto-Italic *hostipotis Latin hospes Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin hospitālis Old French ostel Middle French hostel French hôtelbor. English hotel English Watergate Hotel English Watergatebf. English -gate English Fajitagate From fajita + -gate.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does fajitagate mean?
A legal and political controversy in San Francisco that began in 2002 when a demand by off-duty police officers for a citizen's fajitas led to a street fight.
Where does fajitagate come from?
Etymology tree Latin fascia Aragonese faixabor. Spanish faja Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Spanish -ito Spanish -ita Spanish fajitabor. English fajita Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water Proto-Germanic *gatą Proto-West Germanic *gat Old English ġeat Middle English gate English gate Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis Proto-Italic *hostipotis Latin hospes Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin hospitālis Old French ostel Middle French hostel French hôtelbor. English hotel English Watergate Hotel English Watergatebf. English -gate English Fajitagate From fajita + -gate.

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