What does taco in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word taco in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use taco in Spanish.

The word taco in Spanish means peg, dowel, cue, pad, taco, heel, bite, swear word, curse word, cleat, stud, wedge heel, kebab taco, knife block, fuse box, eye candy, wedge heel, relief printing. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word taco

peg, dowel

nombre masculino (madera corta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sostenía la puerta con un taco de madera.
The door was held together with a wooden peg.

cue

nombre masculino (vara de billar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pongo tiza al taco para que no se resbale al dar en las bolas.
I chalk the cue to prevent it from slipping when it hits the balls.

pad

nombre masculino (bloque de hojas) (of paper)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tuve que comprar un taco de doscientas hojas de papel cuadriculado.
I had to buy a two-hundred-page pad of graph paper.

taco

nombre masculino (tortilla de maíz)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me comí un taco de pollo.
I ate a chicken taco.

heel

nombre masculino (AmL (tacón de calzado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No sé cómo pueden usar tacos altos las mujeres.
I don't know how women can use high heels.

bite

nombre masculino (trozo de alimento) (small portion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
A los niños les encantan los tacos de queso para la merienda.
Kids love to snack on cheese bites.

swear word, curse word

nombre masculino (palabrota)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No digas tacos si no quieres que te castigue.
Stop using swear words if you don't want me to punish you.

cleat

nombre masculino (calzado: pieza para dar firmeza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las zapatillas de fútbol tienen tacos que aumentan la firmeza de los pasos.
Football shoes have cleats to allow for more grip.

stud

nombre masculino (tarugo, trozo de madera)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Como el televisor pesa mucho, tuvimos que colgarlo usando seis tacos.
Since the television weighs a lot, we had to use six studs to attach it to the wall.

wedge heel

locución nominal masculina (tipo de zapato)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

kebab taco

nombre masculino (comida de México)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los tacos de alambre se hacen con tortillas y carne cortada en tiras.

knife block

locución nominal masculina (accesorio de cocina)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fuse box

locución nominal masculina (enchufe general)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

eye candy

locución nominal masculina (MX, coloquial (placentero a la vista) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

wedge heel

locución nominal masculina (tipo de zapato)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

relief printing

locución nominal masculina (técnica de xilografía)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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