Quesadilla

//ˌkeɪ̯səˈdi(j)ə// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a tortilla that is filled with cheese and heated wordnet
  3. 3
    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."

Example

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"Two heaping handfuls of cheese made for a rather unwieldy quesadilla."

Etymology

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

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