empanada

Where does the word "empanada" come from? It comes from Spanish empanar, and was adopted directly into English (1900s).

Empanada’s story begins in Spanish: empanar meant “to wrap in bread or pastry.” To wrap in bread or pastry, from pan (bread). It reached English by 1900s as empanada. Spanish 'wrapped in bread'; the Galician empanada is recorded in a 1520 cookbook. Today, empanada means a baked or fried pastry filled with meat, cheese, or vegetables.

1. Stage 1 · Spanish · medieval empanar "to wrap in bread or pastry", to wrap in bread or pastry, from pan (bread).
2. Stage 2 · English · 1900s empanada "a baked or fried pastry filled with meat or vegetables", Spanish 'wrapped in bread'; the Galician empanada is recorded in a 1520 cookbook.