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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of a variety of stuffed pastries found in Spanish, Filipino, and Latin American cuisine.

Example

More examples

"Famaillá is the capital of the empanada."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish empanada, past participle of empanar (“to wrap in bread”).

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