chilaquila

Spanish

Etymology

From Nahuatl chilaquilli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃilaˈkila/ [t͡ʃi.laˈki.la]
• Rhymes: -ila
• Syllabification: chi‧la‧qui‧la

Noun

chilaquila f (plural chilaquilas)

1. (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua) a tortilla stuffed with cheese, herbs, and chili

Further reading

• “chilaquila”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “chilaquila” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010