empanada

noun

em·​pa·​na·​da ˌem-pə-ˈnä-də 

: a turnover with a sweet or savory filling

Examples of empanada in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Truly, who can resist the crispy cornmeal skin of an empanada or the cheesy, savory insides of a buñuelo? —Cat Sposato, AFAR Media, 15 May 2025

The budget-friendly, fast casual restaurant, across multiple locations in Charlotte, serves everything from arepas and empanadas to tacos and even carne asada fries. —Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025

Here are our favorites in cities around the Bay, bakeshops and restaurants that make their own empanadas from scratch. —Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025

Now relatives in New York and Colombia are mourning the bright entrepreneurial woman who her sister said dreamed of becoming a beautician and sold tamales and empanadas in the neighborhood during summer months. —Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Spanish, feminine of empanado, past participle of empanar to bread, from em- (from Latin in-) + pan bread, from Latin panis — more at food

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for empanada

• arthropoda
• intifada
• theravada
• armada
• entrada
• espada
• hamada
• jornada
• kannada
• posada
• quebrada
• ramada