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enchilada

[en-chuh-lah-duh, -lad-uh]

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noun Mexican Cookery.

a tortilla rolled and filled with a seasoned mixture, usually containing meat, and covered with a sauce flavored with chili.

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Idioms

big/top enchilada, Slang. someone regarded as the most important, influential, or dominant person in an organization: The police are hoping to catch the syndicate's big enchilada in the next raid.

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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Origin:
1885–90; < American Spanish, feminine of Spanish enchilado spiced with chili (past participle of enchilar), equivalent to en- en-¹ + chil(e) chili + -ado -ate¹

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enchilada (ˌɛntʃɪˈlɑːdə)

—n
	a Mexican dish consisting of a tortilla fried in hot fat, filled with meat, and served with a chilli sauce

[C19: American Spanish, feminine of enchilado seasoned with chilli, from enchilar to spice with chilli, from chilechilli]

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Word Origin & History

enchilada

1887, Amer.Eng., from Mexican Sp. enchilada, fem. pp. of enchilar "season with chili," from en- "in" + chile "chili."

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Idioms & Phrases

enchilada

see big cheese (enchilada); whole ball of wax (enchilada).