How to Say ‘Chicken taco’ in Mexican Spanish
El taco de pollo
el TAH-koh deh POH-yoh
[el TAH-koh deh POH-yoh]
💬 Usage Tip: de links a dish to what's in it, with the filling coming last. Swap the filling to order something else: taco de cerdo, taco de queso.
Phrase Breakdown
El taco
el TAH-koh
The taco
'El' is the singular masculine 'the'. Say 'ehl TAH-koh'.
El taco es grande.
The taco is big.
Words in this phrase
El
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
taco
[TAH-koh]
taco
A tortilla folded around a filling such as meat.
El taco está muy rico.
The taco is very tasty.
de pollo
deh POH-yoh
chicken (made of chicken)
Say 'deh POH-yoh'. The 'll' sounds like 'y'.
Quiero una sopa de pollo.
I want a chicken soup.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
pollo
[POH-yoh]
chicken
Chicken meat as food; masculine noun.
Me gusta el pollo asado.
I like grilled chicken.
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