enchilada

en·chi·la·da

 (ĕn′chə-lä′də)

n.

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

Idiom:

whole enchilada

The entirety of something; everything.

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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

[C19: American Spanish, feminine of enchilado seasoned with chilli, from enchilar to spice with chilli, from chile chilli]

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en•chi•la•da

(ˌɛn tʃəˈlɑ də, -ˈlæd ə)

n., pl. -das.

a tortilla rolled around a filling, as of meat or cheese, covered usu. with a chili-flavored sauce, and baked.

[1885–90; < American Spanish, feminine of Sp enchilado, past participle of enchilar to spice with chili; see en-¹, chili, -ade¹]

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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

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Translations

enchilada

enchilada

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

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enchilada

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

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enchilada

n

(= tortilla) → Enchilada f

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

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