EMPANADA Definition & Meaning

empanada

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

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noun

Latin-American Cooking.

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

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51�Թ� 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

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After a quick midmorning coffee break, Lira launches into his prep work shift, crafting goat cheese and red pepper empanadas.

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Five stories up, in a sunny event space tucked away in New York City's Little Italy earlier this month, chefs had been busy preparing chicken lo mein noodles, empanadas, and shawarma.

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

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

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“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.

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