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empanada

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɛmpəˈnɑːdə/
  • rhymes with -ɑːdə

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of a variety of stuffed pastries found in Spanish, Filipino, and Latin American cuisine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish empanada, past participle of empanar (“to wrap in bread”).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: empanada — stuffed pastry
  • Cherokee: ᎡᎻᏆᎾᏓ (emiquanada) — stuffed pastry
  • Finnish: piirakka — stuffed pastry
  • Finnish: empanada — stuffed pastry
  • Polish: empanada — stuffed pastry
  • Spanish: empanada — stuffed pastry
  • Spanish: artal — stuffed pastry