Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

huarache

/wəˈrɑːtʃi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: huarache
IPA: /wəˈrɑːtʃi/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Mexican sandal.

noun

A food similar in shape to such a sandal, consisting of a fried masa dough base with a topping, typically salsa, potato, meat, or cheese.

Example Sentences

"My shoes, damn fool that I am, were Mexican huaraches, plantlike sieves not fit for the rainy night of America and the raw road night."
"The huaraches he wore looked like dried and blackened fish lashed to the floors of his feet."
"They’re then ground into a homogeneous dough that holds whatever shape you choose to give it: thin circles for tortillas, thicker ones for gorditas and sopes, plump ovals for huaraches and triangles for black-bean stuffed tetelas."

Etymology

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish huarache, guarache, from Purepecha kwarachi (“sandal”).

Word Breakdown

Root: kwarachi

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

huaraches (plural) guarache (alternative) guarachi (alternative)

Synonyms

huaraches

Questions

How do you pronounce huarache?: The recorded pronunciation is /wəˈrɑːtʃi/.
What does huarache mean?: A Mexican sandal.
Where does huarache come from?: Borrowed from Mexican Spanish huarache, guarache, from Purepecha kwarachi (“sandal”).

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