empanada

noun

em·pa·na·da ˌem-pə-ˈnä-də

: a turnover with a sweet or savory filling

Examples of empanada in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web What to eat: A fresh spinach and cheese empanada ($4.75). —

Megan Stringer, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024 There were various food stations with fancy bites like Korean chicken, fish tacos, turkey burgers and empanadas, as well a dessert kiosk featuring cotton candy and cheesecake disguised to look like rocks (a neat science-of-food trick). —

Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024 Tuna tataki bowls were offered alongside dishes like grouper ceviche, braised lamb tortellini, and sous-vide lobster, and my go-to snack was the veal empanadas. —

Mariette Williams, Essence, 9 Sep. 2024 Don Pablo's: Don Pablo's Kitchen and Bakeshop has left Asia on Argyle, taking its empanadas to a suburban crowd, relocating to Wilmette. —

Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 4 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for empanada

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Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Spanish, feminine of empanado, past participle of empanar to bread, from em- (from Latin in-) + pan bread, from Latin panis — more at food

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of empanada was in 1866

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