Meanings
nounenchilada (plural enchiladas)
plural enchiladas
- A Mexican dish made by wrapping a filling in a tortilla, then baking in a sauce.
It was a nice little pub in the middle of nowhere / Anywhere would have been better / I ordered enchiladas and I ate 'em
1990, “I Left My Wallet in El Segundo”, in People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, performed by A Tribe Called Quest
Origin
- Spanishenchilada
- Englishenchilada
From Spanish enchilada, a noun use of the past participle of enchilar (“to add chili pepper to”).
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 安吉拉卷餅 /安吉拉卷饼, 辣椒肉餡玉米卷餅 /辣椒肉馅玉米卷饼
- 安吉拉卷餅 /安吉拉卷饼 (ānjílājuǎnbǐng)Mexican dish
- 辣椒肉餡玉米卷餅 /辣椒肉馅玉米卷饼 (làjiāo ròuxiàn yùmǐ juǎnbǐng)Mexican dish
German Enchilada
- EnchiladaMexican dish
Greek εντσιλάδα
- εντσιλάδα (entsiláda)Mexican dish
Japanese エンチラーダ
- エンチラーダ (enchirāda)Mexican dish
Polish enchilada
- enchiladaMexican dish
Spanish enchiladas
- enchiladasMexican dish
Yiddish ענטשילאַדע
- ענטשילאַדע (entshilade)Mexican dish
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with enchilada
NevadaramadaGranadaarmadanadapadacicadashimadaScheherazadelambadafadaAnegadaintradaempanadachinchilladafeijoadapiña coladaquesaladashahzadasilradawhole enchilada
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
enchilada. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enchilada
MLA
“enchilada.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enchilada. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enchilada,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enchilada.
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