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Empanada

2 stages from Spanish to English.

Today it means a baked or fried pastry filled with meat, cheese, or vegetables
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Stage 1 of 2
empanar
Spanish · medieval
"to wrap in bread or pastry"
to wrap in bread or pastry, from pan (bread)
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Stage 2 of 2
empanada
English · 1900s
"a baked or fried pastry filled with meat or vegetables"
adopted directly for the baked or fried stuffed pastry
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