English Explanatory Dictionary

quesadilla

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla with cheese and sometimes other ingredients and then cooking it until the cheese is melted.
  2. A Salvadoran pan dulce made with rice flour and queso duro blanco and topped with sesame seeds.

Pronunciation

/ˌkeɪ̯səˈdiː(l)jə/ [ˌkʰeɪ̯səˈdiː(l)jə] /ˌkeɪ̯səˈdiːjə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-quesadilla.wav kāsədē′yə /ˌkeɪ̯səˈdijə/ [ˌkʰeɪ̯səˈdijə]

Word forms

quesadilla quesadillas

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish quesadilla. [Alt: Slices of a quesadilla piled on top of one another]

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