empanadilla

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noun

A small empanada.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounempanadilla (plural empanadillas)

plural empanadillas

  1. A small empanada.

Origin

  1. Spanishempanadilla
  2. Englishempanadilla

From Spanish empanadilla, diminutive of empanada, past participle of empanar (“to wrap in bread”).

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Translations

Polish empanadilla
  • empanadillasmall empanada
Spanish empanadilla
  • empanadillasmall empanada
Cite this entry
APA

empanadilla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empanadilla

MLA

“empanadilla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empanadilla. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “empanadilla,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empanadilla.

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