empanada
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- noun
- /ˌɛmpəˈnɑːdə/
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empanada
- The handmade empanadas are filled with a spicy beef mixture.
- beef empanadas
- cheese empanadas
- chicken empanadas
It looks like a big empanada that's so good that's so hot.
- It looks like a big empanada that's so good that's so hot.
- And we wanted to get empanadas before we left, but the empanada stand was sold out.
- Then at the end I had like a seafood empanada and then a shot of vodka because there was like fans at the bar.
- So we had a little bit of fresh food to kick off, cold pizza, these empanadas and little, little Hawaiian roll sandwiches.
Examples
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I loaded my tray with a pumpkin empanada, giant doughnuts, cupcakes, and cookies, and quickly began eating them out of the bag.
Blog text (31) -
Gonzalo ordered an empanada.
Fiction book (1999) -
It's the best empanada in town.
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I also love Empanada Mama on 9th Avenue.
Blog text (22) -
And we wanted to get empanadas before we left, but the empanada stand was sold out.
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We stop for coffee, but as the bar has wonderful homemade empanadas, this becomes an early lunch.
Blog text (12) -
And if you haven't tried the empanadas yet, they are delicious.
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The other bites into an empanada, which breaks open and spills its contents down the front of his shirt.
Fiction book (2002) -
Try the empanadas; they're still hot from the oven.
Fiction book (1991) -
My mother, as well as everyone else in town, loved Mr. Garza's panaderia, and she would send me down to Mr. Garza's every other day to buy molletes, empanadas, and marranitos.
Fiction book (1994)
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Etymology
The word empanada comes from the Spanish word empanar, made from em- 'in' and pan 'bread'. So an empanada is literally something 'wrapped in bread', which explains why it is a small pastry filled with meat, cheese, or vegetables.