quesadilla

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
20
Words With Friends
23
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˌkeɪ̯səˈdiː(l)jə/ (UK)
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/ˌkeɪ̯səˈdiː(l)jə/ (UK) · [ˌkʰeɪ̯səˈdiː(l)jə] (UK) · /ˌkeɪ̯səˈdiːjə/ (UK) · /ˌkeɪ̯səˈdijə/ (US) · [ˌkʰeɪ̯səˈdijə] (US)

Definition of quesadilla

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

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.
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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.
    “In the Salvadoran bakery, the quesadilla is king, whether cut into squares from a cake tray or baked into discus-sized round coffee cakes.”

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Etymology

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

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