[em-puh-nah-duh; Sp. em-pah-nah-th
ah] 
| a turnover or mold of pastry filled with chopped or ground meat, vegetables, fruit, etc., and usually baked or fried. |
| em·pa·na·da (ěm'pə-nä'də) n. A Spanish or Latin-American turnover with a flaky crust and a spicy or sweet filling. [Spanish, from past participle of empanar, to coat with breadcrumbs : en-, in (from Latin in-; see en-1) + pan, bread; see panada.] |