Taquito
[tɑːˈkiːtoʊ]Meaning
Spanish for "little taco", a Mexican dish
Background Story
Taquito is Spanish for "little taco", a Mexican dish of small rolled tortillas with a filling such as beef, cheese or chicken, shallow-fried or deep-fried. The dish is also called tacos dorados, rolled tacos or flautas, the last name being used when the pieces are larger than taquitos.
Related Names
Taco
A Mexican dish of a folded tortilla with a filling
Biscotti
English, from Italian biscotti, plural of biscotto, "cookie, biscuit"
Burrito
English word for a Mexican dish of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling
Crouton
Giggles
Latke
Yiddish לאַטקע (latke), literally "pancake"
Pancake
English, a thin flat cake of batter cooked on a griddle or frying pan
Tango
The Spanish word for the tango, a partner and social dance
Tootie
Recorded as an English feminine given name
Trotter
English occupational surname for a courier or messenger, from Middle English trot