Empanadas Word Search

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This Empanadas word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the ingredients, dishes, and flavors of a food topic. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.

Words to find: EMPANADA, CARIMANOLA, PASTELITO, EMPANADITA, TAMALES, BUNUELOS, CHIVITO, PUPUSAS, AREPA, MEAT, CHICKEN, BEEF.

Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.

Empanadas word list, defined

EMPANADA /ˌɛmpəˈnɑːdə/ · noun
A pastry turnover of Spanish and Latin American origin, consisting of a folded dough shell filled with seasoned meat, cheese, vegetables, or seafood, then baked or fried. Related: turnover, pastry, pasty, hand pie.
TAMALES /təˈmɑːlɛz/ · noun
Steamed corn dough filled with meat, cheese, or vegetables, typically wrapped in a leaf. Related: dumplings, empanadas, pasties, pies.
AREPA /əˈrɛpə/ · noun
A thick, round flatbread made of ground maize dough, originating in the cuisine of Venezuela and Colombia, typically split and filled or topped with cheese, meats, beans, or other savory ingredients. Related: flatbread, corn cake, corn patty.
MEAT /miːt/ · noun
Food obtained from animals, especially flesh as distinct from other edible parts of the body, such as dairy products or eggs. Related: flesh, beef, pork, lamb.
CHICKEN /ˈtʃɪk.ən/ · noun
A domesticated farm bird (Gallus gallus domesticus) raised for its eggs and meat; also, informally, a cowardly or easily frightened person. Related: hen, fowl, pullet, biddy.
BEEF /biːf/ · noun (also verb, informal)
The flesh of a cow, bull, or ox, eaten as food; informally, a complaint or grievance. Related: complaint, grievance, quarrel, meat.

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