enchiladas

/ˌɛn.tʃɪˈlɑː.dəz/

nounen · chi · la · das

Think: "EN-CHILL-ADA(s)"—you can’t *chill* until you’ve eaten your enchiladas.

Yes, it's enchiladas. Watch the middle: it’s **-chi-** (like “cheese” starts with a *ch* sound), and the ending is **-adas** (not -atos or -adda).

Definition

  1. nounA Mexican dish made of tortillas rolled around a filling and covered with sauce, often baked and served hot.

Examples

  • “We ordered chicken enchiladas with red sauce and melted cheese.”
  • “She learned to make enchiladas by dipping each tortilla in warm sauce before rolling it.”
  • “Leftover enchiladas taste even better the next day after the flavors blend.”

Synonyms

tortilla rollsstuffed tortillasrolled tortillasMexican casseroletortilla dish

Translations

ES enchiladasPT enchiladasFR enchiladas

Common misspellings

enchiladazenchiladaszenchilladasenchilatasenchiladasenchiladusenchiládas

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