Enchilada
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noun.
A tortilla rolled and stuffed usually with a mixture containing meat or cheese and served with a sauce spiced with chili.
idiom.
(
whole enchilada
) The entirety of something; everything.
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noun.
A
Mexican
dish made by wrapping a filling in a
tortilla
, then baking in a sauce.
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noun.
tortilla with meat filling baked in tomato sauce seasoned with chili
Word Usage
"The essence of the enchilada is the tortilla dipped in chile sauce."
Form
big enchilada
whole enchilada
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
dish
Rhyme
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