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huarache

[wuh-rah-chee, wah-rah-che] / wəˈrɑ tʃi, wɑˈrɑ tʃɛ /
NOUN
sandal
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Content creator Vivian Fabiola pointed out that while the shoe is labeled “Oaxaca,” its huarache design appears to be more closely tied to the state of Michoacán.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2025

The costumes are an inherent part of the storytelling, from huarache sandals that Schwartzman turns into a punchline, to flamboyant embellishments on the suits of Droege’s Dumé.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2024

I loved the huarache with pork al pastor, a lightly griddled plank of masa topped pizzalike with crisp-edged shards of spit-roasted pork, chili-stoked pineapple and avocado.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2017

The best way to explore Montero’s lean, less-is-more salsas is to order a huarache, this crispy oval of masa stuffed with a thin layer of refried black bean paste.

From Washington Post

On a hot September morning, I wake up in my childhood bed, slip on the huarache shoes my brother, Carlton, brought me back from Mexico.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

The Oaxaca Slip-On was inspired by traditional leather sandals known as huaraches made by Indigenous artisans in Mexico.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2025

Her kitchen makes its own tortillas, gorditas, huaraches and sopes from blue-corn masa.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2022

Prices: Appetizers $2 to $15; quesadillas, tostadas, huaraches, enchiladas, tacos and entrees, $4 to $23.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2022

Maybe I should’ve worn a more appropriate outfit than a free T-shirt, baggy Dickies shorts that went past my knees, and leather huaraches with tire-tread soles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2020

The deep cracks in the back of his heels were as black as the soles of his huaraches.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez


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