enchilada

English

Enchiladas with mole sauce

Etymology

From Spanish enchilada, past participle of enchilar (“to add chili pepper to”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɛn.t͡ʃɪˈlɑ.də/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -ɑːdə

Noun

enchilada (plural enchiladas)

1. A Mexican dish made by wrapping a filling in a tortilla, then baking in a sauce.
   • 1990, “I Left My Wallet in El Segundo”, in People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, performed by A Tribe Called Quest:

     It was a nice little pub in the middle of nowhere / Anywhere would have been better / I ordered enchiladas and I ate 'em

Derived terms

• big enchilada
• chinchillada
• enchalupa
• enchirito
• whole enchilada

 

Translations

Mexican dish

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 安吉拉卷餅／安吉拉卷饼 (ānjílājuǎnbǐng), 辣椒肉餡玉米卷餅／辣椒肉馅玉米卷饼 (làjiāo ròuxiàn yùmǐ juǎnbǐng)

• Galician: enchilada (gl) f
• German: Enchilada (de) f
• Japanese: エンチラーダ (enchirāda)
• Nahuatl:

  Central: tlaxcalchilatl

• Polish: enchilada (pl) f
• Spanish: enchiladas (es) f
• Yiddish: ענטשילאַדע f (entshilade)

Further reading

• enchilada on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish enchilada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈentʃilɑdɑ/, [ˈe̞n̪.t̪ʃiˌlɑ̝dɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑdɑ

Noun

enchilada

1. enchilada

Declension

Inflection of enchilada (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		enchilada	enchiladat
genitive		enchiladan	enchiladojen
partitive		enchiladaa	enchiladoja
illative		enchiladaan	enchiladoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		enchilada	enchiladat
accusative	nom.	enchilada	enchiladat
	gen.	enchiladan
genitive		enchiladan	enchiladojen enchiladain rare
partitive		enchiladaa	enchiladoja
inessive		enchiladassa	enchiladoissa
elative		enchiladasta	enchiladoista
illative		enchiladaan	enchiladoihin
adessive		enchiladalla	enchiladoilla
ablative		enchiladalta	enchiladoilta
allative		enchiladalle	enchiladoille
essive		enchiladana	enchiladoina
translative		enchiladaksi	enchiladoiksi
abessive		enchiladatta	enchiladoitta
instructive		—	enchiladoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of enchilada (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative enchiladani enchiladani accusative nom. enchiladani enchiladani gen. enchiladani genitive enchiladani enchiladojeni enchiladaini rare partitive enchiladaani enchiladojani inessive enchiladassani enchiladoissani elative enchiladastani enchiladoistani illative enchiladaani enchiladoihini adessive enchiladallani enchiladoillani ablative enchiladaltani enchiladoiltani allative enchiladalleni enchiladoilleni essive enchiladanani enchiladoinani translative enchiladakseni enchiladoikseni abessive enchiladattani enchiladoittani instructive — — comitative — enchiladoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative enchiladasi enchiladasi accusative nom. enchiladasi enchiladasi gen. enchiladasi genitive enchiladasi enchiladojesi enchiladaisi rare partitive enchiladaasi enchiladojasi inessive enchiladassasi enchiladoissasi elative enchiladastasi enchiladoistasi illative enchiladaasi enchiladoihisi adessive enchiladallasi enchiladoillasi ablative enchiladaltasi enchiladoiltasi allative enchiladallesi enchiladoillesi essive enchiladanasi enchiladoinasi translative enchiladaksesi enchiladoiksesi abessive enchiladattasi enchiladoittasi instructive — — comitative — enchiladoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative enchiladamme enchiladamme accusative nom. enchiladamme enchiladamme gen. enchiladamme genitive enchiladamme enchiladojemme enchiladaimme rare partitive enchiladaamme enchiladojamme inessive enchiladassamme enchiladoissamme elative enchiladastamme enchiladoistamme illative enchiladaamme enchiladoihimme adessive enchiladallamme enchiladoillamme ablative enchiladaltamme enchiladoiltamme allative enchiladallemme enchiladoillemme essive enchiladanamme enchiladoinamme translative enchiladaksemme enchiladoiksemme abessive enchiladattamme enchiladoittamme instructive — — comitative — enchiladoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative enchiladanne enchiladanne accusative nom. enchiladanne enchiladanne gen. enchiladanne genitive enchiladanne enchiladojenne enchiladainne rare partitive enchiladaanne enchiladojanne inessive enchiladassanne enchiladoissanne elative enchiladastanne enchiladoistanne illative enchiladaanne enchiladoihinne adessive enchiladallanne enchiladoillanne ablative enchiladaltanne enchiladoiltanne allative enchiladallenne enchiladoillenne essive enchiladananne enchiladoinanne translative enchiladaksenne enchiladoiksenne abessive enchiladattanne enchiladoittanne instructive — — comitative — enchiladoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative enchiladansa enchiladansa accusative nom. enchiladansa enchiladansa gen. enchiladansa genitive enchiladansa enchiladojensa enchiladainsa rare partitive enchiladaansa enchiladojaan enchiladojansa inessive enchiladassaan enchiladassansa enchiladoissaan enchiladoissansa elative enchiladastaan enchiladastansa enchiladoistaan enchiladoistansa illative enchiladaansa enchiladoihinsa adessive enchiladallaan enchiladallansa enchiladoillaan enchiladoillansa ablative enchiladaltaan enchiladaltansa enchiladoiltaan enchiladoiltansa allative enchiladalleen enchiladallensa enchiladoilleen enchiladoillensa essive enchiladanaan enchiladanansa enchiladoinaan enchiladoinansa translative enchiladakseen enchiladaksensa enchiladoikseen enchiladoiksensa abessive enchiladattaan enchiladattansa enchiladoittaan enchiladoittansa instructive — — comitative — enchiladoineen enchiladoinensa

Further reading

• “enchilada”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ent͡ʃiˈlada/ [ẽnʲ.t͡ʃiˈla.ð̞a]

• Audio (Spain):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: en‧chi‧la‧da

Noun

enchilada f (plural enchiladas)

1. (Mexico) a meal consisting of tortillas cooked in a chile sauce, comes in several variations
2. (Costa Rica) a kind of spicy empanada sold in bakeries

Descendants

• → English: enchilada

Adjective

enchilada f sg

1. feminine singular of enchilado

Participle

enchilada f sg

1. feminine singular of enchilado

Further reading

• “enchilada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10