taco
ta·co/ˈtɑkoʊ/noun, verb
taco is spelled T-A-C-O: 4 letters and 2 syllables (ta·co). It appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, taco means “A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft- or hard-shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of taco is tacos.
How many letters and syllables are in taco?
| Letters | 4: T-A-C-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ta·co |
| In writing | 4.9 times per million words; the 11,373rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is taco?
Taco appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce taco?
- US /ˈtɑkoʊ/
- US [ˈtʰɑkoʊ]
- Australia /ˈtɐːkəʊ/
Taco has 2 syllables, split ta·co in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-ca-taco.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with taco?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as taco from its last stressed vowel (/ɑkoʊ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: coat, octa.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of taco
- tacos plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- tacoing participle, present
- tacoed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does taco mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft- or hard-shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables, and salsa.
- 2
USslangThe vulva.
- 3
USslangA yellow stain on a shirt's armpit caused by sweat or deodorant.
verb
- 1
slangTo fold or cause to buckle in half, similar to the way a taco is folded.
phrase
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of TACO; acronym of Trump always chickens out.
noun
- 1
Initialism of transfusion-associated circulatory overload.
phrase
- 1
USAcronym of Trump always chickens out.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Taco in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Mexican snack food:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does taco come from?
Borrowed from Mexican Spanish taco, of uncertain origin; see the Spanish entry for more.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).