"enchilada" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɛn.t͡ʃɪˈlɑ.də/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-enchilada.wav Forms: enchiladas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːdə Etymology: From Spanish enchilada, past participle of enchilar (“to add chili pepper to”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|enchilada}} Spanish enchilada Head templates: {{en-noun}} enchilada (plural enchiladas)
  1. A Mexican dish made by wrapping a filling in a tortilla, then baking in a sauce. Categories (topical): Foods Derived forms: big enchilada, chinchillada, enchalupa, enchirito, whole enchilada Translations (Mexican dish): tlaxcalchilatl (Central Nahuatl), 安吉拉卷餅 /安吉拉卷饼 (ānjílājuǎnbǐng) (Chinese Mandarin), 辣椒肉餡玉米卷餅 /辣椒肉馅玉米卷饼 (làjiāo ròuxiàn yùmǐ juǎnbǐng) (Chinese Mandarin), enchilada [feminine] (Galician), Enchilada [feminine] (German), エンチラーダ (enchirāda) (Japanese), enchilada [feminine] (Polish), enchiladas [feminine] (Spanish), ענטשילאַדע (entshilade) [feminine] (Yiddish)

Inflected forms

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