noun, feminine/kaɾˈnitas/
carnitas; plural of carnita
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker(H)- Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *(s)kér(H)ō Proto-Italic *karō Latin carnem Old Spanish carne Spanish carne Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Spanish -ito Spanish -ita Spanish carnitas From carne (“meat”) + -ita (diminutive suffix).