Meaning and background
The story behind Fajita
Fajita is a food word with a more specific history than a general association with spicy cooking. Merriam-Webster describes grilled or broiled strips of marinated meat, commonly served with a flour tortilla and other fillings. It traces the word to an American Spanish diminutive of faja, a sash or belt. The dish is usually discussed in the plural, fajitas; the singular Fajita keeps this name distinct. A family meal or favourite cuisine can supply the personal story, without making the word an inherited personal name.
- Meaning
- Food word from American Spanish, a diminutive of faja, sash or belt; used for marinated meat strips served with tortillas. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Fajita appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/fədʒitə/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/fədʒitə/ · primary stress on syllable 2F AH0 JH IY1 T AH0
/fəhitə/ · primary stress on syllable 2F AH0 HH IY1 T AH0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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