carne asada

noun

car·​ne asa·​da ˌkär-nā-ə-ˈsä-də How to pronounce carne asada (audio)
: a grilled Mexican dish of spicy marinated steak strips sometimes served in a burrito or taco

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Menu options include asada, pollo and tierra tacos; plain, carne asada and pollo asada quesadillas; burritos with beans and cheese, pollo asada or carne asada. Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025 That butter also appears in the restaurant’s carne asada. Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025 Beto’s Pizza is now a powerful tribute to Varela's brother and a community staple, serving up al pastor, carne asada, chorizo and other Mexican-Italian style pizzas across Milwaukee. Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025 The thin cut of beef from between the cow’s belly and leg is more tender than carne asada, and delicately crisped around the edges. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for carne asada

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, grilled meat

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of carne asada was in 1977

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“Carne asada.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carne%20asada. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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