おはようございます。KANOです。本日はこちらの記事から。
うおーハラペーニョ大好き！美味しそう！
chipotle
意味 a small chilli that has been dried and preserved by hanging it in smoke from wood fires
Both feature all-white chicken meat with a tortilla-chip coating and Taco Bell’s chipotle sauce.
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チェーン店名にもなってて気になってたので調べてスッキリ。発音も「tʃɪˈpəʊtleɪ」で「このtは発音するんだな」と分かってスッキリ！
dominate
意味 〈人· 国などが〉…を支配する, 統治する, 牛耳る
From the Popeye’s sandwich that dominated 2019 to Burger King’s new line (which fellow Insider food reporter Rachel Askinasi loved), chicken sandwiches have been the hot menu item for a while now.
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But after six long months, the sandwich — and its spicy sister — have finally gone national.
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「sister」なんだw 面白い。burgerだったらbrotherなのかなw
acknowledge
意味 〈事実· 過失など〉を認める, 認知する; [～ (that) 節]…であると認める （admit と違い, いやとは言わないまでもあまり認めたくないことを認めること）
In its online description of the new menu item, Taco Bell acknowledges that there’s “no shortage of chicken sandwiches out in the world.”
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substantial
意味 (かたく)[通例[名]の前で]（数量· 規模などが） かなりの, 相当な; （満足できる程） 十分な; （実際に） 重大な, 価値のある
There was a substantial piece of chicken right in the middle of the sandwich, its shape reminding me of a chicken tender.
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つい最近調べた単語。くやしい。
gyro
意味 [C]ギロ, イロ (ピタ) (羊肉と野菜をピタで包んだギリシャのファストフード).
The flatbread was also softer than I expected, reminding me of the pita you’d eat with a good gyro sandwich.
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うーん…これは覚えられなさそうー。
sturdy
意味 〈物などが〉頑丈な, 丈夫な
It was sturdy and held the chicken nicely, and was still warm even though I had picked it up at the drive-thru 10 minutes earlier.
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proof
意味 [U] ＜…という＞ （はっきりとした） 証拠, 証明 (するもの), 立証 ＜of, that 節＞
The Spicy Crispy Chicken Sandwich Taco is proof that even just throwing in some jalapeño peppers can make a big difference.
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