enchilada
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tʃəˈlɑ noun Mexican Cookery.
Idioms 1.
a tortilla rolled and filled with a seasoned mixture, usually containing meat, and covered with a sauce flavored with chili.
2.
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.
3.
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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| —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 chile | |
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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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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Example sentences
Her winning recipes were enchilada pie and pumpkin pie cake.
Ask participants who have the enchilada recipe cards to identify themselves.
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