Explore Empanada through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Empanada meaning
Any of a variety of stuffed pastries found in Spanish, Filipino, and Latin American cuisine.
Using Empanada
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of a variety of stuffed pastries found in Spanish, Filipino, and Latin American cuisine.
- In the example corpus, empanada often appears in combinations such as: empanada is, empanada and, the empanada.
Context around Empanada
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Empanada
- In this selection, "empanada" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, galician, relleno, pineapple, bar, gallega and team stand out and add context to how "empanada" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a squash empanada and grilled and an argentine empanada bar that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "empanada" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with empanada
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In walks the '00s Caramel Apple Empanada. (7 words)
Among these are: the Galician empanada, Galician octopus, scallops, crab and barnacles. (12 words)
Jeanette and Edmundo Meraz serve sweet and savory hand pies at Republic Empanada. (13 words)
Carlo Alberto, owner of the TabaCafe, an Argentine empanada bar that was selling cocktails to a few customers, said that since reopening this week he had been threatened with a fine by the police because of the crowds in front of his bar. (43 words)
And then, of course, there’s the almighty empanada, that stuffed-and-fried pocket of white corn masa that’s a ubiquitous street snack throughout Costa Rica, and much of Latin America. (32 words)
The empanada is a meat or fish pie, with a bread-like base, top and crust with the meat or fish filling usually being in a tomato sauce including onions and garlic. (32 words)
Does your kid need an adorable stuffed animal with the head of an empanada? (14 words)
Example sentences (18)
I became an instant fan of Mirella’s spicy chile relleno empanada and her sweet pineapple empanada.
The first time we came we got the beef pastry, chicken pastry (just came out of the oven), and picadillo empanada and veggie empanada.
A variation, the "empanada gallega" (Galician empanada), is a big, round meat pie made most commonly with tuna and mackerel ("caballa" in Spanish).
Not all menu items contain faux meat; there’s a squash empanada and grilled corn with almond cotija.
Starting Wednesday, Feb. 8, La Cocina Del Sur Empanada Bar will be open Wednesday through Saturday from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. The kitchen closes at 9 p.m.
The Maria Empanada team is making an effort to concentrate on gathering gifts and clothes especially for teenagers.
Does your kid need an adorable stuffed animal with the head of an empanada?
In walks the '00s Caramel Apple Empanada.
Marlyse Moran, who formerly operated Empanada Sonata in downtown Murfreesboro, has launched Gentle Heartz Transportation, offering safe transportation—particularly to non-emergency medical appointments—for its clients.
And then, of course, there’s the almighty empanada, that stuffed-and-fried pocket of white corn masa that’s a ubiquitous street snack throughout Costa Rica, and much of Latin America.
Carlo Alberto, owner of the TabaCafe, an Argentine empanada bar that was selling cocktails to a few customers, said that since reopening this week he had been threatened with a fine by the police because of the crowds in front of his bar.
Jeanette and Edmundo Meraz serve sweet and savory hand pies at Republic Empanada.
Her daughter is finishing high school and the family plans to use empanada profits to send her to a university.
A take on the traditional ground beef empanada, this baby was stuffed with shredded marinated brisket, sautéed and caramelized onions, and gooey mozzarella.
If one has the appetite for it, a pre-meal empanada is a must.
No empanada is the same even if it’s the same flavor,” Cantarovici says.
Among these are: the Galician empanada, Galician octopus, scallops, crab and barnacles.
The empanada is a meat or fish pie, with a bread-like base, top and crust with the meat or fish filling usually being in a tomato sauce including onions and garlic.
Common combinations with empanada
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- empanada is 4×
- empanada and 3×
- the empanada 2×
- galician empanada 2×
- empanada bar 2×