How to pronounce “enchilada”

Hear how “enchilada (rolled tortilla in sauce)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

enchiladaehn-chee-LAH-dah
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Breakdown

Meaningrolled tortilla in sauce
Syllablesen · chi · la · da (4)
StressWords ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: LA.
IPA/en.tʃi.ˈla.da/

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Example sentences

Las enchiladas verdes son mis favoritas.Green enchiladas are my favorite.
Una orden de enchiladas, por favor.An order of enchiladas, please.

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