Enchilada
(noun)
- A Mexican dish consisting of a corn tortilla rolled around a filling of meat, cheese, or beans and covered in a chili pepper sauce.
- A tortilla filled with meat or cheese and covered in chili sauce.
Origin:
From spanish enchilada, from enchilar "to add chili to", from en- "in" + chil "chili".
Examples:
- I ordered a chicken enchilada for lunch.
- She made beef enchiladas for dinner.
- The enchilada was covered in a spicy red sauce.
- The vegetarian enchiladas were filled with beans and cheese.
- The enchiladas were served with a side of rice and beans.