huarache/wəˈrɑːtʃi/EtymologyBorrowed from Mexican Spanish huarache, guarache, from Purepecha kwarachi (“sandal”).huarache means A Mexican sandal. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 71 out of 100.nounA Mexican sandal.“My shoes, damn fool that I am, were Mexican huaraches, plantlike sieves not fit for the rainy night of America and the raw road night.”A food similar in shape to such a sandal, consisting of a fried masa dough base with a topping, typically salsa, potato, meat, or cheese.“They’re then ground into a homogeneous dough that holds whatever shape you choose to give it: thin circles for tortillas, thicker ones for gorditas and sopes, plump ovals for huaraches and triangles for black-bean stuffed tetelas.”