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Definitions

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

Example

More examples

"He had never eaten an enchilada, but it was time to try."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

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