al pastor adjective 1noun 1 adjective[after a noun]1 •Of (tacos of) typically pork, or sometimes another meat or dish: grilled on a spit, and flavored with chiles, spices, and pineapple.Fill up on some of the heftiest burritos in captivity, fashioned around grilled beef, chicken, greasy and indulgent barbecued pork al pastor, carnitas and the more exotic [things]. — 1998 noun1 •Meat or a meal (a taco, etc) which is served in this style; a taco al pastor.[…] I'm an al pastor junkie; it's one of my favorite things. She takes a big cup of guajillo sauce, pineapple, a bit of chopped white onion, cumin,[…] — 2008