carnitas

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish carnitas, diminutive of carne (“meat”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɑɹ.ˈni.tɑs/ IPA(key): /kɑɹˈni.təz/ === Noun === carnitas pl (normally plural, singular carnita) or carnitas (uncountable) A Mexican dish of strips or chunks of pork (or sometimes other meat) which are braised or roasted, especially in their own fat. 2006, Deborah M. Schneider, ¡Baja! Cooking on the Edge, page 18 Carnitas is easy to make, even if you don't have a whole pig to cook. 2025, Julie Meade, Moon Mexico City (Moon Travel Guides): […] carnitas are eaten in the morning or early afternoon. Carnitas are also popular stuffed into gorditas, round corn flatbreads toasted on a griddle. === See also === carnitas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === acritans, anticars, arcanist, catrinas == Spanish == === Etymology === From carne (“meat”) + -ita (diminutive suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaɾˈnitas/ [kaɾˈni.t̪as] Rhymes: -itas Syllabification: car‧ni‧tas === Noun === carnitas f pl (plural only) carnitas plural of carnita === Further reading === “carnitas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025