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The pastry is different from most other empanada shells, and not just because of the color.—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026 The couple were enjoying Little Havana’s urban life, which included regular morning walks for cafecito and an empanada.—Sherrilyn Cabrera, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026 Particular Phoenix locations are trying out bite-sized empanadas full of beef and three-cheese blend sold with Mexican Pizza sauce on the side.—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025 Tango’s offers a whopping 52 fillings for its empanadas.—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for empanada
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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