noun, plural ta·cos [tah-kohz; Spanish tah-kaws] /ˈtɑ koʊz; Spanish ˈtɑ kɔs/.
- Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
noun plural -cos
- Mexican cookery a tortilla folded into a roll with a filling and usually fried
n.tortilla filled with spiced meat, etc., 1949, from Mexican Spanish, “light lunch,” literally “plug, wadding.”