enchilada (redirected from Enchiladas)

en·chi·la·da  (nch-läd)

n.

A tortilla rolled and stuffed usually with a mixture containing meat or cheese and served with a sauce spiced with chili.

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[American Spanish : en-, in (from Latin in-; see en-¹) + chile, chili pepper; see chili + -ada, feminine adj. suff.]

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enchilada [ˌɛntʃɪˈlɑːdə]

n

(Cookery) a Mexican dish consisting of a tortilla fried in hot fat, filled with meat, and served with a chilli sauce

[American Spanish, feminine of enchilado seasoned with chilli, from enchilar to spice with chilli, from chile chilli]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

enchilada - tortilla with meat filling baked in tomato sauce seasoned with chili dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner" Mexico, United Mexican States - a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810

Translations

enchilada [ˌentʃɪˈlædə] N → enchilada f
big enchilada (US) → peso m pesado

enchilada [ˌɛntʃɪˈlædə] n → enchilada f
chicken enchilada → enchilada f au poulet
cheese enchilada → enchilada f au fromage

enchilada

n

(= tortilla) → Enchilada f

(US) inf the whole enchilada → das ganze Drum und Dran, (das) alles; the big enchilada → der große Boss (inf)