enchilada

A noun referring to a Mexican dish consisting of a tortilla filled with meat, rolled up, and baked in a tomato sauce seasoned with chili.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um prato mexicano feito de tortilha recheada, geralmente com carne, enrolada e coberta com molho de tomate temperado com chili. No Brasil, também pode se referir de forma genérica a qualquer tortilha recheada e enrolada, servida com molho picante.

1. Mexican dish B1 formal culinary

   A tortilla rolled around a filling, typically of meat or cheese, and covered with a chili pepper sauce.

   • She ordered chicken enchiladas with green sauce.
   • The restaurant serves enchiladas with a side of rice and beans.
   • He learned to make enchiladas from his grandmother's recipe.

   🇵🇹Enchilada

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