fajita de pollo
/faxita de poʝo/from spelling rules
Chicken fajita in Spanish is fajita de pollo.
The phrase refers to a Mexican-style dish consisting of grilled strips of chicken and vegetables served in tortillas.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of fajita (fajita) and de pollo (of chicken).
How does it change in a sentence?
To refer to multiple chicken fajitas, the noun fajita is pluralized to fajitas while the noun pollo remains singular, resulting in fajitas de pollo.
Did you know?
- The term fajita was popularized in Tex-Mex cuisine, a fusion of Mexican and Texan cultures, rather than being a traditional dish from the heart of Mexico.
- The word fajita is a diminutive of faja, meaning it literally translates to 'little belt' or 'little strip'.
- The word pollo comes from the Latin pullus, which originally meant any 'animal young' rather than specifically a chicken.
Examples in context
- Me gustaría ordenar un plato de fajitas de polloI would like to order a plate of chicken fajitas
- Quiero una fajita de pollo, por favor.I want a chicken fajita, please.
- La fajita de pollo está muy rica.The chicken fajita is very delicious.
- ¿Nos traes otra fajita de pollo?Can you bring us another chicken fajita?
Example conversation
At a Mexican restaurant, Mateo and Lucía are ordering food.
- MateoLucía, ¿qué quieres pedir?Lucía, what do you want to order?
- LucíaYo prefiero la fajita de pollo.I prefer the chicken fajita.
- MateoPerfecto, yo pediré un taco.Perfect, I will order a taco.
- LucíaEstá bien, vamos a pedir.Okay, let's order.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, fajita, pollo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
