enchilada
a tortilla rolled and filled with a seasoned mixture, usually containing meat, and covered with a sauce flavored with chiles.
Idioms about enchilada
big / top enchilada, Slang. big enchilada.
whole enchilada, Slang. the entirety of something, especially something impressive or outstanding: She has a job with money, prestige, and satisfaction—the whole enchilada.
Origin of enchilada
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How to use enchilada in a sentence
He took her to the Savoy Grill to eat lobster, and to his favorite Mexican joint for hot enchiladas.
She is hungry, she tells us, battling through these glaring contradictions, for both enchiladas and experience.
Do the enchiladas, but do them the way that I remember them.
How hipster enchiladas could change the way America thinks about food.
The puffy tacos, fajitas, and enchiladas at Bar Ama in Los Angeles.
All the Mexican dishes that are common now, such as tamales, enchiladas and frijoles, were favorite dishes then.
Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913 | Harris NewmarkCakes of ground corn were frying there, and on the stove were enchiladas and tamales and chili-con-carne being kept warm.
The California Birthday Book | VariousThere were plenty of French rolls and the red wine brought from town, and a great heap of enchiladas, fresh lettuce and eggs.
In Indian Mexico (1908) | Frederick StarrWhen the Beechams went home, Mrs. Martinez gave them a covered dish of enchiladas.
Across the Fruited Plain | Florence Crannell MeansHer enchiladas were considered the best made any where and her Arbuckle coffee was ambrosia.
The Pinos Altos Story | Dorothy Watson
British Dictionary definitions for enchilada
/ (ˌɛntʃɪˈlɑːdə) /
a Mexican dish consisting of a tortilla fried in hot fat, filled with meat, and served with a chilli sauce
Origin of enchilada
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with enchilada
see big cheese (enchilada); whole ball of wax (enchilada).
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