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Sign up for the free newsletter here and never miss a face-sized empanada again.—Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026 Next up was a tostada with organic oyster mushrooms, goat cheese and his zero-waste salsa macha, followed by an empanada made with corn, Soyrizo, more homemade cheese and a salsa verde made from zucchini tops.—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026 The recipe comes from Guatemalan chef and author Amalia Moreno-Damgaard, who uses frozen, pre-cut empanada wrappers to make things easy.—Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026 The menu starts with croquetas or a beef empanada followed by a little gem salad or roasted beets with cheese.—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for empanada
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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