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Tortilla appetizer
Answer for the clue "Tortilla appetizer ", 11 letters:
chimichanga
Word definitions for chimichanga in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Chimichanga (; ) is a deep-fried burrito that is popular in Tex-Mex , Southwestern U.S. cuisine , and the Mexican states of Sinaloa and Sonora . The dish is typically prepared by filling a flour tortilla with a wide range of ingredients , most commonly ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context US English) A deep-fried wet burrito
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"deep-fried burrito," by 1964; the thing and the name for it seem to have originated somewhere along the western U.S.-Mexico border (Arizona, Sonora), but beyond that all is obscure.
Usage examples of chimichanga.
Three middle-aged men sat in a booth on the right side of the room, scarfing up tacos and enchiladas and chimichangas, staring at their food or at the air in front of them, occasionally looking at each other but exchanging not a word.
He was having a chimichanga in a neighborhood Garcia's when he watched the local news and realized that he might not hear of an atrocity after all.