A taco (US: /ˈtɑːkoʊ/, UK: /ˈtækoʊ/, Spanish: [ˈtako]) is a traditional Mexican dish consisting of a small hand-sized corn- or wheat-based tortilla topped with a filling. The tortilla is then folded around the filling and eaten by hand.
The British hat vowel is usually somewhere between the American hat vowel and the American hot/father vowel in tongue position, and so is the Spanish /a/. For that reason, it's usually the best fit in their accent. Even within America, which vowel is closer depends on the region.
S4 E19 Autumn Fall English Vocabulary 🍂 Clothes + Weather Phrases | American vs British English
Do aussies say maccas?
“Macca's” is a nickname for Mcdonald's. If you used the term Macca's in the U.S. or Canada, you'd get some funny looks. But the term is very common in Australia.
The word "taco" is quite new. It originated from Mexican silver miners in the 18 th century. Gunpowder was wrapped in a paper like a “taquito” and inserted into rocks before detonation. By this time, tacos were known as the food of the working class, which included miners.
Tacos made with deep fried meat or fatty cuts of beef tend to be higher in fat than those made with lean proteins like fish, chicken, or shrimp. These high-fat animal proteins are also generally higher in saturated fat—the kind that's not great for heart health, per the American Heart Association.
French tacos, also known as galettes bretonnes, are a specialty of the Brittany region of France. They are made with savory buckwheat crepe batter and fillings of your choice. The crepes are flat and round, resembling a tortilla in shape, but they are made with buckwheat flour rather than wheat flour.
Are tacos Mexican or American food? Definitely Mexican of origen, though you will find them in the US now, of course, like a lot of wonderful Mexican dishes (guacamole, enchiladas etc). It is believed by some that they originated in the silver mining areas in the 18th century.
It's a tongue-in-cheek term that stands for "Trump Always Chickens Out” in regard to tariffs, coined by Financial Times journalist Robert Armstrong in a May 2 column.
taco, an internationally popular hand-sized food item of Mexican origin combining seasoned meat, vegetables, and other fillings and served inside a folded or rolled corn or flour tortilla.
More Mexican restaurants appeared, and as foods like the taco found a home in the United States, they began to take on a more American personality. Ingredients like ground beef, iceberg lettuce and cheddar cheese became staples in what is a very distinctly American taco.
Trump Always Chickens Out (TACO) is a term that gained prominence in May 2025 after many threats and reversals during the trade war Donald Trump initiated with his administration's "Liberation Day" tariffs.
“You might think it would be the US, but after Mexico, Norway is the highest consumer of tacos in the entire world,” Krysta says in the video—a sentiment, while not confirmed, is shared by several online sources.
"Barbie" is Australian slang for BBQ and the phrase "slip a shrimp on the barbie" often evokes images of a fun social gathering under the sun. Australians, however, invariably use the word prawn rather than shrimp.
