chilaquiles

English

Chilaquiles with a fried egg

Etymology

From Spanish chilaquiles, from Classical Nahuatl chīlātl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃi.ləˈki.leɪs/

Noun

chilaquiles pl (plural only)

1. A traditional Mexican dish of fried tortilla chips topped with salsa.

Synonyms

• Mexican lasagna

Spanish

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl chīlātl (“chili pepper water”), from chīlli (“chili”) + ātl (“water”), + quilitl (“edible plant or vegetable”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

chilaquiles m pl (plural only)

1. chilaquiles

Related terms

• chile
• quelite

Further reading

• “chilaquiles”, 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