empanada

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empanada

/ɛmpəˈnɑːdə/

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Borrowed from Spanish empanada, past participle of empanar (“to wrap in bread”).

noun empanadas

Any of a variety of stuffed pastries found in Spanish, Filipino, and Latin American cuisine.

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noun stuffed pastry

Español	empanada, artal

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"empanada." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/empanada. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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empanada. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/empanada

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"empanada." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/empanada.

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@misc{empanada_2026,
  title = {empanada},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/empanada},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}