Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whole enchilada

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: whole en-chi-la-da
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

All of something or a group of related things taken in totality.

Informal

Example Sentences

"They need a fall guy for the whole enchilada."
""I want the wife, the kids, the house, the dog, the whole enchilada," he said in his rapid-fire way of talking."
"Your job as a software developer is not to simply slam out code, but to deliver the whole enchilada."
"It is only by loving all of ourselves (the whole enchilada!) that unconditional love of self is possible."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

the whole enchilada (canonical) whole enchiladas (plural)

Synonyms

all the marbles bag and baggage everytang everything but the galley stove everything but the kitchen sink everything under the sun full monty hook line and sinker kit and caboodle lock stock and barrel

Questions

What does whole enchilada mean?: All of something or a group of related things taken in totality.

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