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Explore Tinga through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Tinga in a sentence

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Tinga | Tinganes

Tinga meaning

A Mexican dish made with shredded beef or chicken in a red chili sauce.

Using Tinga

  • The main meaning on this page is: A Mexican dish made with shredded beef or chicken in a red chili sauce.
  • In the example corpus, tinga often appears in combinations such as: chicken tinga.

Context around Tinga

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

chicken 4× dante 1×

Often after:

enchiladas 1× nopales 1× tostadas 1×

Sentence patterns with Tinga

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and chicken tinga 1× asada chicken tinga nopales and 1× cheese the tinga with marinated 1× chicken tinga enchiladas shrimp 1× justice dante tinga as chair 1× the chicken tinga tostadas 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

biz buzz learned 1× chicken tinga enchiladas 1× for empanadas look 1× of course there 1× staples like flautas 1×

Common sentence endings:

and chicken tinga 1× available from quetzally 1× beef and tomatoes 1× chair of dbp 1× chicken tinga tostadas 1× nopales and barbacoa 1×

Words around Tinga

Just before it in the word index:

ting 96 tinfoil 32 tines 32 tiner 3 tinelli 2 tinel 2

Just after it in the word index:

tinganes 3 tinge 65 tinged 138 tinger 2 tinges 7 tingey 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Tinga

  • In this selection, "tinga" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, chicken, dante, enchiladas, nopales and tostadas stand out and add context to how "tinga" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and chicken tinga and asada chicken tinga nopales and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tinga" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tinga

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

We also like the Chicken Tinga Tostadas. (7 words)

Chicken tinga enchiladas, shrimp and barbacoa burritos with avocado crema, all good choices and all available from Quetzally. (18 words)

Biz Buzz learned that President Marcos picked Philip Lo to replace former Supreme Court Associate Justice Dante Tinga as chair of DBP. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

For empanadas look for the deshebrada, with shredded beef and cheese; the tinga, with marinated chicken and chipotle sauce; and the beef mill hojas, with diced beef and tomatoes. (29 words)

Staples like flautas and enchiladas are sprinkled in. You'll find many of the usual suspects, like carne asada, chicken tinga, nopales, and barbacoa. (24 words)

Biz Buzz learned that President Marcos picked Philip Lo to replace former Supreme Court Associate Justice Dante Tinga as chair of DBP. (22 words)

Example sentences (6)

Biz Buzz learned that President Marcos picked Philip Lo to replace former Supreme Court Associate Justice Dante Tinga as chair of DBP.

Chicken tinga enchiladas, shrimp and barbacoa burritos with avocado crema, all good choices and all available from Quetzally.

For empanadas look for the deshebrada, with shredded beef and cheese; the tinga, with marinated chicken and chipotle sauce; and the beef mill hojas, with diced beef and tomatoes.

Of course, there are nods to our Tex-Mex favorites like Tamales Three Ways, with smoked brisket, pork carnitas and chicken tinga.

Staples like flautas and enchiladas are sprinkled in. You'll find many of the usual suspects, like carne asada, chicken tinga, nopales, and barbacoa.

We also like the Chicken Tinga Tostadas.

Common combinations with tinga

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tinga" in a sentence?
An example: "Biz Buzz learned that President Marcos picked Philip Lo to replace former Supreme Court Associate Justice Dante Tinga as chair of DBP." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "tinga" from authentic English texts.
What does "tinga" mean?
Tinga means: A Mexican dish made with shredded beef or chicken in a red chili sauce.
How many example sentences with "tinga" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "tinga", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.