enchilada

enchilada
/en'cheuh lah"deuh, -lad"euh/, n. Mexican Cookery.
1. a tortilla rolled and filled with a seasoned mixture, usually containing meat, and covered with a sauce flavored with chili.
2. big or top enchilada, Slang. someone regarded as the most important, influential, or dominant person in an organization: The police are hoping to catch the syndicate's big enchilada in the next raid.
3. whole enchilada, Slang. the entirety of something, esp. something impressive or outstanding: She has a job with money, prestige, and satisfaction - the whole enchilada.
[1885-90; < AmerSp, fem. of Sp enchilado spiced with chili (ptp. of enchilar), equiv. to en- EN-1 + chil(e) CHILI + -ado -ATE1]

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