Tacos Word Search
Free Tacos word search. We picked 12 themed words — the ingredients, dishes, and flavors of a food topic — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: TACO, GUACAMOLE, SALSA, TORTILLA, CARNITAS, CHILE, CHIPOTLE, QUESO, BURRITO, ENCHILADA, TAMALE, FAJITA.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Tacos word list, defined
- TACO /tɑːkoʊ/ · noun
- A traditional Mexican dish consisting of a small, folded corn tortilla filled with various ingredients such as meat, cheese, and vegetables. Related: burrito, tortilla, empanada, wrap.
- GUACAMOLE /ˌɡwɑːkəˈmoʊli/ · noun
- A thick, creamy dip or spread made from mashed avocados, often mixed with onions, garlic, and chili peppers. Related: avocado dip, mash, dip, spread.
- SALSA /ˈsɑːlsə/ · noun, verb
- A spicy sauce originating from Latin America, typically made from tomatoes, onions, peppers, and spices. To dance in a lively, energetic style, often to Latin music. Related: hot sauce, pepper sauce, chili sauce, sauce.
- TORTILLA /tɔːrˈtiːə/ · noun
- A flat, round cake of unleavened bread, typically made from cornmeal or wheat flour, often used to make tacos or other Mexican dishes. Related: flatbread, cornbread, wrap, fold.
- CHILE /ˈtʃɪli/ · noun
- A variant spelling of chili: the pod-like fruit of any of several varieties of Capsicum pepper, especially the hot kinds used as a spice or in cooking. Related: chili, chilli, pepper, capsicum.
- CHIPOTLE /tʃɪˈpoʊtl.eɪ/ · noun
- A chipotle is a smoke-dried jalapeño chili pepper, widely used in Mexican and Tex-Mex cooking for its smoky, moderately hot flavor. Related: smoked jalapeño, chile, pepper.
- BURRITO /bəˈriːtoʊ/ · noun
- A Mexican and Tex-Mex dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped or folded around a filling such as beans, rice, meat, cheese, and salsa. Related: wrap.
- ENCHILADA /ˌɛntʃɪˈlɑːdə/ · noun
- A Mexican dish consisting of a rolled tortilla filled typically with meat, cheese, or beans, covered with a chilli sauce and baked. Related: tortilla dish, burrito, quesadilla.
- TAMALE /təˈmɑːli/ · noun
- A traditional Mesoamerican dish made of masa (dough) filled with various ingredients, such as meat, cheese, or vegetables, and steamed in a leaf wrapper. Related: tamales, dumplings, pastries, empanadas.
- FAJITA /fəˈhiːtə/ · noun
- A Tex-Mex dish consisting of strips of grilled meat, typically beef skirt steak or chicken, served with sautéed peppers and onions on a flour tortilla; also, the marinated grilled meat itself. Related: taco, burrito, wrap.
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