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What to expect: Works by up-and-coming independent artists, plus drinks, empanadas and beats from live DJs.—Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025 Also, empanadas from Venezuela, Colombia and Argentina.—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025 People made so many homemade empanadas and other food for volunteer firefighters, embattled homeowners and the local fire brigade that there were often leftovers.—Kristin Deasy, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025 However, a January 9 notice informed Walmart customers of a public health alert issued for a chicken empanada product sold at some Walmart stores.—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for empanada
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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
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