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Enchilada

//ˌɛn.t͡ʃɪˈlɑ.də// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A Mexican dish made by wrapping a filling in a tortilla, then baking in a sauce.

    "It was a nice little pub in the middle of nowhere / Anywhere would have been better / I ordered enchiladas and I ate 'em"

  2. 2
    tortilla with meat filling baked in tomato sauce seasoned with chili wordnet

Etymology

From Spanish enchilada, past participle of enchilar (“to add chili pepper to”).

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