cabrito

noun

ca·​bri·​to

kəˈbrēˌtō

plural -s

southwest

: the flesh of a young kid roasted or stewed

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, diminutive of cabro male goat, from Latin capr-, caper

First Known Use

1624, in the meaning defined above

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