chinchillada

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English

Etymology

Blend of chinchilla +‎ enchilada

Pronunciation

Noun

chinchillada (plural chinchilladas)

  1. An enchilada made with chinchilla meat.
    • 2008 March 18, Scott Gold, The Shameless Carnivore: A Manifesto for Meat Lovers, Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed, →ISBN, page 94:
      My friend Martin desperately wanted me to make “chinchilladas,” using chinchilla meat, though try as I might, I couldn't find the stuff anywhere. If you've ever seen one of these animals, you might know why—talk about the cuteness factor!
    • 2012 August 22, Benny Goodman, Grant Goodman, 16 Sundays in France - Cycling from Calais to Montpellier, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 81:
      Grant keeps calling them chinchilladas which it think is a cross between an insect and Mexican food.
    • 2018 May 9, Adam Reed, “Different Modes of Preparing the Fruit” (10:42 from the start), in Archer, season 9, episode 3, spoken by Sterling Archer (H. Jon Benjamin):
      “For your information, we're working on a plan to earn enough money to pay you, and to get new wings, so...” “It better not be chinchilladas!” “Oh, my God.” (laughing) “Oh, my God.” “See?” “Chinchilladas? I'd forgotten all about that.” “It's not chichilladas!” (laughing) “Jesus Christ...”
    • 2018 May 9, Charles Bramesco, “Archer: Danger Island Recap: Anyone for Chinchilladas?”, in Vulture.com, archived from the original on December 25, 2022:
      But being funny has never been Archer’s problem; the weakest episodes earn that distinction through faulty plotting mechanics, never for a dearth of magnificent one-liners. (This episode’s chinchilladas bit, for instance, is beautiful. The fur farm practically gave them the meat for free!)