Definition of EMPANADA

empanada

Plural: empanadas

Noun

  • A baked or fried pastry turnover, often filled with savory ingredients.
  • Any of a variety of stuffed pastries found in Spanish, Filipino, and Latin American cuisine.

Examples

  • Playing EMPANADA was a delicious victory, using all seven tiles for a bingo.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish empanada, past participle of empanar (“to wrap in bread”).

Scrabble Score: 13

empanada: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
empanada: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
empanada: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

empanada: valid Words With Friends Word