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enchilada

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌɛn.t͡ʃɪˈlɑ.də/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɑːdə
  • CMU ARPABET: EH0 N CH IH0 L AA1 D AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A Mexican dish made by wrapping a filling in a tortilla, then baking in a sauce.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

tortilla with meat filling baked in tomato sauce seasoned with chili

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dish

History

Etymology

From Spanish enchilada, past participle of enchilar (“to add chili pepper to”).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 安吉拉卷餅 /安吉拉卷饼 (ānjílājuǎnbǐng) — Mexican dish
  • Chinese Mandarin: 辣椒肉餡玉米卷餅 /辣椒肉馅玉米卷饼 (làjiāo ròuxiàn yùmǐ juǎnbǐng) — Mexican dish
  • Galician: enchilada — Mexican dish
  • German: Enchilada — Mexican dish
  • Greek: εντσιλάδα (entsiláda) — Mexican dish
  • Japanese: エンチラーダ (enchirāda) — Mexican dish
  • Central Nahuatl: tlaxcalchilatl — Mexican dish
  • Polish: enchilada — Mexican dish
  • Spanish: enchiladas — Mexican dish
  • Yiddish: ענטשילאַדע (entshilade) — Mexican dish
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