carne asada

noun

car·​ne asa·​da ˌkär-nā-ə-ˈsä-də 

: a grilled Mexican dish of spicy marinated steak strips sometimes served in a burrito or taco

Examples of carne asada in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Associate Test Kitchen manager Inés Anguiano was stationed by the grill, firing up carne asada to top off nachos from Foods of La Frontera. —Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 June 2026

The restaurant’s Tokyo Gangster dinner experience features kakuni pork belly chicharron finished with mole and elote riblets, carnitas empanadas, gochugaru carne asada, chicken bulgogi flautas, pozole kimchi, sunomono and crispy rice with guajillo and lime crema. —Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026

And yes, carne asada tacos and spicy margaritas really do taste better with a view of Bosque de Chapultepec. —Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026

Long to make Crumbl’s semi-sweet chocolate chunk cookies, Chipotle’s chicken al pastor, Portillo’s famous chocolate cake, California Pizza Kitchen’s carne asada pizza or Maggiano’s Italian meatballs? —Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 28 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, grilled meat

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for carne asada

• brachiopoda
• cephalopoda
• armada
• entrada
• espada
• hamada
• jornada
• kannada
• posada
• quebrada
• ramada
• sagrada