noun
quesadilla
kay-suh-DEE-yuh
noun
1
A Mexican dish made by folding a tortilla around melted cheese, often with other fillings, and cooking it until crisp.
"She ordered a chicken quesadilla with a side of salsa."
"We made cheese quesadillas for a quick lunch."
How to Use Quesadilla
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA folded, grilled tortilla filled with melted cheese and often other ingredients.
Word Forms
quesadillas plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish quesadilla, a diminutive built from queso, "cheese."