empanada

/ˌempəˈnɑːdə/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌempəˈnɑːdə/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌem-pə-ˈnä-də How to pronounce empanada (audio)/ (ame, mw)

empanada — 名詞

  • empanadasingular
  • empanadasplural

1. a folded pastry from Spain and Latin America, cooked by baking or frying with me

1.名詞B2
釋義

恩潘拿達

西班牙或拉美包餡酥皮點心

a folded pastry from Spain and Latin America, cooked by baking or frying with meat, cheese, vegetables, fruit, or another filling sealed inside

例句

Lara bought a hot beef empanada from the bakery near the bus station.

Lara 在公車站旁的麵包店買了一個熱騰騰的牛肉恩潘拿達。

collocation: beef empanada

At the street fair, Wei chose a cheese empanada and sweet tea.

在街頭市集上，Wei 選了一個起司恩潘拿達和甜茶。

typical setting: order an empanada at a fair

同義詞
  • turnover

    a broader English word for a folded pastry, often used for sweet bakery items

  • hand pie

    an informal label that stresses the portable shape more than the cultural dish

  • pasty

    usually refers to a British filled pastry with a thicker crust and its own tradition

文法句型

beef empanada

bake empanadas

empanada with [sauce]

用法筆記

Usually a countable food noun. Speakers often name the filling before the word, as in beef empanada or apple empanadas, and the dish may be either baked or fried.

常見錯誤

❌An empanada is wrapped like a burrito.
✅An empanada is folded shut like a filled pastry pocket.
💡A burrito uses a tortilla, while an empanada is made with pastry dough.