Carnitas

Origin

From Spanish carnitas, plural of carnita

Full definition of carnitas

Noun

1. A Mexican dish involving strips of braised or roasted pork.
• 2007, January 23, Scott Lindquist, As Told To Christopher Elliott, A Yankee Chef With a Mexican Flavor, I was trying to bring supplies across the border to cook a trio of ceviche — marinated raw fish in lime — and duck carnitas with mole coloradito, for the festival’s gala dinner.

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