: a marinated strip usually of beef or chicken grilled or broiled and served usually with a flour tortilla and various savory fillings
—usually used in plural
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Top shrimp mixture with cilantro leaves with tender stems and serve with warm tortillas and lime wedges for building fajitas.
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Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 May 2026
Order fajitas at Ninfa’s and don’t miss the mole poblano chicken enchiladas at Irma’s.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
Fajitagate became the moniker for a drunken brawl involving three off-duty San Francisco police officers and two men over a bag of steak fajitas.
—Richard Halstead, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Try them as a side dish for fajitas or eat them over rice.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 7 May 2026
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Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 May 2026
Order fajitas at Ninfa’s and don’t miss the mole poblano chicken enchiladas at Irma’s.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
Fajitagate became the moniker for a drunken brawl involving three off-duty San Francisco police officers and two men over a bag of steak fajitas.
—Richard Halstead, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Try them as a side dish for fajitas or eat them over rice.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 7 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for fajita
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“Fajita.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fajita. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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