タコス

Japanese

タコス (takosu): a plate of tacos.

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish tacos (noun plural).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) タコス [táꜜkòsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠ko̞sɨ]

Noun

タコス • (takosu) 

1. a taco

Usage notes

Although the Japanese term was borrowed from the Spanish plural form tacos, there is generally no plural or singular in Japanese nouns, and タコス (takosu) is used for both plural and singular:

• タコス一(ひと)つ食(た)べた。

  Takosu hitotsu tabeta.

  I ate a taco.

• タコスたくさん食(た)べた。

  Takosu takusan tabeta.

  I ate a lot of tacos.