Wondering how to use Enchilada in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as dish.
Enchilada meaning
A Mexican dish made by wrapping a filling in a tortilla, then baking in a sauce.
Synonyms of Enchilada
Using Enchilada
- The main meaning on this page is: A Mexican dish made by wrapping a filling in a tortilla, then baking in a sauce.
- Useful related words include: dish.
- In the example corpus, enchilada often appears in combinations such as: whole enchilada.
Context around Enchilada
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Enchilada
- In this selection, "enchilada" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, whole, chicken, term, meant, far and kit stand out and add context to how "enchilada" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the whole enchilada and generic term enchilada sauce just. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "enchilada" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with enchilada
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Better the whole enchilada that a bad case. (8 words)
Something just seems fishy about the whole enchilada. (8 words)
Pupusas Lover serves the Salvadoran version of an enchilada (above). (10 words)
She noticed a plate of enchiladas the bear had not eaten - the bear appeared to prefer french fries, and as a true Mexican, had eaten the salsa - and she tossed the enchilada far away, after showing it to the animal. (40 words)
In fact, let us agree not even to call it by the much more generic term “enchilada sauce,” just for the sake of unburdening this poor brick-red goop from anybody’s ideas of what it should be like. (39 words)
Sylvia’s Enchilada Kitchen, 6401 Woodway, 1140 Eldridge, are leaping right into grilling season to host Parrillada Week, six days focusing on mesquite-grilled specials. (25 words)
This Enchilada Skillet Pasta is cheesy and full of flavor for comfort food at it's finest! (17 words)
Example sentences (11)
Prosecutors say ”taco” was code for a gram of heroin and “enchilada” meant an ounce.
She noticed a plate of enchiladas the bear had not eaten - the bear appeared to prefer french fries, and as a true Mexican, had eaten the salsa - and she tossed the enchilada far away, after showing it to the animal.
The chicken enchilada kit ($30) includes tortillas, shredded chicken, red sauce, Mexican rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream and cheese.
Two runners on base, and any one of us scoring now means we win the whole enchilada.
In fact, let us agree not even to call it by the much more generic term “enchilada sauce,” just for the sake of unburdening this poor brick-red goop from anybody’s ideas of what it should be like.
The gymnasium at Community Christian School in Scottsbluff is in full enchilada factory mode during the school’s largest annual fundraiser.
This Enchilada Skillet Pasta is cheesy and full of flavor for comfort food at it's finest!
Better the whole enchilada that a bad case.
Pupusas Lover serves the Salvadoran version of an enchilada (above).
Something just seems fishy about the whole enchilada.
Sylvia’s Enchilada Kitchen, 6401 Woodway, 1140 Eldridge, are leaping right into grilling season to host Parrillada Week, six days focusing on mesquite-grilled specials.
Common combinations with enchilada
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: