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enchilada
[ en-chuh-lah-duh, -lad-uh ]
noun
- a tortilla rolled and filled with a seasoned mixture, usually containing meat, and covered with a sauce flavored with chiles.
enchilada
/ ˌɛntʃɪˈlɑːdə /
noun
- a Mexican dish consisting of a tortilla fried in hot fat, filled with meat, and served with a chilli sauce
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Word History and Origins
Origin of enchilada1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of enchilada1
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Idioms and Phrases
- big / top enchilada, Slang. big enchilada ( def ).
- whole enchilada, Slang. the entirety of something, especially something impressive or outstanding:
She has a job with money, prestige, and satisfaction—the whole enchilada.
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see big cheese (enchilada) ; whole ball of wax (enchilada) .Discover More
Example Sentences
“It tasted like a crow enchilada,” Morrissey said, as he literally ate his words.
This is the big enchilada, and the culmination of the alleged death spiral.
And when you win those two states in the Republican primaries, you're likely to win the whole red enchilada.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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