enchilada

/ˌentʃɪˈlɑːdə/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌentʃɪˈlɑːdə/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌen-chə-ˈlä-də/ (ame, mw)

enchilada — noun

  • enchiladasingular
  • enchiladasplural

1. A Mexican dish made by rolling a tortilla around a savory filling and baking it

1.名詞B2
釋義

A Mexican dish made by rolling a tortilla around a savory filling and baking it under chili sauce.

例句

Ignacio ordered a chicken enchilada and rice at the small cafe.

order + enchilada in a restaurant

The cook poured green sauce over each enchilada before baking dinner.

sauce over an enchilada before baking

文法句型

eat an enchilada

order enchiladas

fill enchiladas with beans or meat

用法筆記

Usually countable, so speakers say an enchilada, two enchiladas, or a tray of enchiladas. The word normally refers to the finished dish, not just the tortilla.

常見錯誤

❌We shared enchilada at lunch.
✅We shared an enchilada at lunch.
💡Use an when you mean one dish.

2. The complete set or entire matter, not just one part, usually in 'the whole ench

2.名詞C1
釋義

The complete set or entire matter, not just one part, usually in 'the whole enchilada'.

例句

If you buy the business, you get the whole enchilada.

fixed phrase: the whole enchilada

The deluxe ticket includes parking, dinner, and the whole enchilada.

同義詞
  • everything

    A plain, neutral word for all parts of something.

  • whole package

    Emphasizes that all features or benefits come together.

  • shebang

    Very informal and playful, close in tone to this expression.

反義詞
  • part

    Only one section instead of the full set.

  • piece

    One limited element from a larger whole.

文法句型

the whole enchilada

get the whole enchilada

want the whole enchilada

用法筆記

Usually appears with the article 'the' in the fixed phrase 'the whole enchilada'. It is informal and refers to the complete package, not the food itself.