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It's known for its flavorful empanadas, conch fritters, and coconut rice.—Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2025 What's next: Empanada Co. is taking orders for Philly cheese steak and hot chicken empanadas for Super Bowl Sunday.—Erin Alberty, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025 The seminal dishes are almost always empanadas to start, as a snack or a meal or culinary introduction to the country.—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025 With a more relaxed atmosphere than its predecessor, Puma serves traditional South American appetizers like fresh ceviche and melty Ecuadorian empanadas.—AFAR Media, 2 May 2025 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
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