ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Huarache

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /wəˈrɑːtʃi/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Huarache is a noun meaning (footwear) A Mexican sandal.

Meaning

(footwear) A Mexican sandal.

More Meanings

  1. (cooking) A food similar in shape to such a sandal, consisting of a fried masa dough base with a topping, typically salsa, potato, meat, or cheese.

Example Sentences

The huaraches he wore looked like dried and blackened fish lashed to the floors of his feet.
My shoes, damn fool that I am, were Mexican huaraches, plantlike sieves not fit for the rainy night of America and the raw road night.
They’re then ground into a homogeneous dough that holds whatever shape you choose to give it: thin circles for tortillas, thicker ones for gorditas and sopes, plump ovals for huaraches and triangles for black-bean stuffed tetelas.

Word Forms

Synonyms for huarache

Depending on context, synonyms include huaraches.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sandal, huaracho, shoeing-horn, houseshoe, hurcarra, heel.

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