empanada

[ em-puh-nah-duh; Spanish em-pah-nah-thah ]

noun

, Latin-American Cooking.

1. a turnover or mold of pastry filled with chopped or ground meat, vegetables, fruit, etc., and usually baked or fried.

Word History and Origins

Origin of empanada¹

First recorded in 1920–25; from Latin American Spanish, equivalent to em- em- ¹ + pan “bread” + -ada, feminine of -ado -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Over Latin jazz and a dinner of empanadas, beans and rice, the group - mostly women - were close to tears.

From BBC

My great aunt Filomena making empanadas and sweet tortillas with blackberry jam.

From Salon

“It’s sad to see them go,” Torres said, adding he hopes to still sell empanadas to X employees even after they move to San Jose.

From Los Angeles Times

His government has already targeted numerous people tied to Machado, from her top bodyguard to vendors who sold her empanadas.

From Los Angeles Times

Last time I was there, it was the new-to-me Colombian spot, a Mexican empanada spot and a birria spot that sells it on top of pizza.

From Los Angeles Times