camión de tacos
/kamjon de takos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "taco truck" is translated into Spanish as camión de tacos.
A taco truck refers to a mobile vehicle that sells tacos as street food.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase camión de tacos is composed of camión (truck) and de tacos (of tacos).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In many Spanish-speaking regions, people often refer to a mobile or stationary taco vendor as a puesto de tacos rather than using the word for truck.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you pluralize the noun camión to camiones while the noun tacos remains plural.
Did you know?
- In Mexico, a camión can refer to a taco truck, but it is also the common word for a city bus.
- The word camión is a loanword from the French 'camion', which itself evolved from the Old French 'chemin' meaning 'way' or 'road'.
- A vendor specializing in al pastor tacos often uses a trompo, a vertical rotisserie that looks like a spinning top.
Examples in context
- Me gustaría encontrar un camión de tacos.I would like to find a taco truck.
- Hay un carrito de tacos en la esquina.There's a taco truck around the corner.
- El camión de tacos está en la esquina.The taco truck is on the corner.
- ¿Viste aquel camión de tacos azul?Did you see that blue taco truck?
- Compré cena en el camión de tacos.I bought dinner at the taco truck.
Example conversation
Alejandro and María are deciding what to eat for dinner.
- AlejandroTengo mucha hambre, ¿quieres ir al camión de tacos?I am very hungry, do you want to go to the taco truck?
- María¡Sí! Me encanta la comida de ese camión de tacos.Yes! I love the food from that taco truck.
- AlejandroMaría, ¿sabes si el camión de tacos está abierto?María, do you know if the taco truck is open?
- MaríaCreo que sí, vamos a ver.I think so, let's go see.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries camión, de, CC BY-SA 4.0.
