empanada

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/ɛmpəˈnɑːdə/

noun

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

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Meanings

nounempanada (plural empanadas)

plural empanadas

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

Origin

  1. Spanishempanada
  2. Englishempanada

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

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Translations

Afrikaans empanada
  • empanadastuffed pastry
Finnish piirakka, empanada
  • piirakkastuffed pastry
  • empanadastuffed pastry
Polish empanada
  • empanadastuffed pastry
Spanish empanada, artal
  • empanadastuffed pastry
  • artalstuffed pastry

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with empanada

NevadaramadaGranadaarmadanadapadacicadaenchiladashimadaScheherazadelambadafadaAnegadaintradachinchilladafeijoadapiña coladaquesaladashahzadasilradawhole enchilada
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Cite this entry
APA

empanada. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empanada

MLA

“empanada.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empanada. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “empanada,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empanada.

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