migas

[ mee-gahs ]

noun

1. a Tex-Mex dish of scrambled eggs with fried corn tortilla strips, hot peppers, onion, tomato, and seasonings, often served with tortillas, salsa, etc.
2. a Spanish or Portuguese appetizer made from moistened cubes of leftover bread, sautéed with garlic in olive oil, and served with bacon, sausage, spinach etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of migas¹

First recorded in 2005–10; from Spanish: literally, “crumbs”

Example Sentences

When it tastes good to you, get as many plates as you need and serve up some migas.

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When you put the migas on the table, you can say “iBuen provecho!” just like my abuelita always said.

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Dad said it was the best migas ever—even better than yours.

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I asked Mom why you made migas, since my library book said it was really from Texas, and you never lived in Texas.

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Then she even called Tío Fernando’s and told everyone about my migas, and Tía Catalina asked me to email her the recipe for their next Sunday meal, and Lupe and Javier wanted to know if I really have chickens.

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