noun
enchilada
ehn-chih-LAH-duh
noun
1
A Mexican dish of a tortilla rolled around a filling and covered in a chili-based sauce, then baked.
"We ordered chicken enchiladas smothered in red sauce."
How to Use Enchilada
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA rolled, sauce-covered tortilla dish popular in Mexican cooking.
Common pairings
cheese enchilada
enchilada sauce
Word Forms
enchiladas plural
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Etymology
From Spanish enchilada, literally "seasoned with chili," from enchilar ("to add chili to").