empanado
/empanado/from spelling rules
The Spanish word for breaded is empanado.
The term describes food that has been coated in breadcrumbs before being fried or baked.
What does it mean word for word?
The word is derived from the verb empanar, where pan means bread.
Which one should you use?
empanizado is used as a synonym in some Latin American countries.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Argentina and Uruguay, the term milanesa is commonly used to refer to a breaded and fried cutlet.
How does it change in a sentence?
Use empanados for masculine plural nouns, such as filetes empanados and empanadas for feminine plural nouns, such as pechugas empanadas.
How do you pronounce it?
/empanado/
Did you know?
- The term milanesa is a culinary tribute to Milan, Italy, where the style of breading and frying meat originated.
- While empanado describes the coating, empanada refers to a famous stuffed pastry. Both words come from the same root because the pastry is essentially 'breaded' or wrapped in dough.
- The Spanish pan is a cognate of the rare English culinary term 'panada', which refers to a bread porridge used as a binder.
Examples in context
- Quisiera pollo empanado, por favor.I would like breaded chicken, please.
- Quiero unas croquetas de pollo rebozadas, por favor.I want some breaded chicken croquettes, please.
- ¡Qué rico se ve ese pescado rebozado! ¿Me das una probadita?That breaded fish looks delicious! Can I have a taste?
- Vamos a comer unas milanesas de pollo con puré.Let's have some breaded chicken cutlets with mashed potatoes.
- El pollo empanado está muy rico.The breaded chicken is very tasty.
- Me gusta el pescado empanado.I like breaded fish.
- Prefiero el filete empanado para la cena.I prefer the breaded steak for dinner.
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are deciding what to order at a restaurant.
- Mateo¿Quieres el filete empanado?Do you want the breaded steak?
- ElenaNo, gracias, prefiero la ensalada.No, thanks, I prefer the salad.
- MateoEstá bien, yo pediré el pollo empanado.That's fine, I will order the breaded chicken.
- Elena¡Perfecto, suena muy bien!Perfect, that sounds very good!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
