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Enchilada

2 stages from Mexican Spanish to English.

Today it means a rolled tortilla filled with meat or cheese and covered in chili sauce
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Stage 1 of 2
enchilar
Mexican Spanish · 1800s
"to season with chili"
to season with chili, describing a tortilla dipped in chili sauce
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Stage 2 of 2
enchilada
English · 1880s
"a rolled tortilla covered in chili sauce"
adopted directly for the rolled, chili-sauced tortilla dish
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