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quesadilla

quesadilla

18 3.1
A tortilla folded and grilled with melted cheese inside
  • noun
  • /ˌkɛsəˈdiːjə/
translation icon : quesadilla
  • After grilling the quesadilla for a few minutes, the cheese melted perfectly.
  • chicken quesadilla
  • cheese quesadilla
  • steak quesadilla

That crunch, It's like the inside of the chicken quesadilla, but outside is a crunchy Taco.

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Examples

  • At 6, Karen came over for dinner and brought ingredients to make quesadillas!

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  • We have some quesadillas and then your favorite bean and cheese burrito with sour cream like a gentleman.

  • No, the other side was a chicken quesadilla, but you just got them.

  • I think I need a quesadilla.

  • I asked them for extra salsa in my quesadilla, and they delivered.

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  • Moving along, we stopped at a cute little taqueria for some pork tacos and a quesadilla for me.

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  • OK right, let's order yummy black bean quesadilla, chicken Chipotle quesadilla and all the chips.

  • But my ultimate classic fave, if you're wondering, the black bean and three cheese quesadilla, which is so good.

  • A pink margarita and crab quesadilla would be perfect on the front patio with ample outdoor seating space there.

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  • Can I please get quesadillas with just cheese and veggies and then two desperados?

Synonyms

gringa
vsquesadilla
  • US
1 8.8

A flour tortilla folded and grilled with cheese and spiced pork

focuses on cheese only rather than including spiced pork

How Filling

burrito
99 1.0
quesadilla
18 3.1
enchilada
34 3.9
taco
160 1.0

Surface Forms

quesadilla singular
quesadillas plural

Etymology

The word quesadilla comes from Spanish queso 'cheese' plus the small ending -illa meaning 'little', so it originally meant a 'little cheese' or 'small cheesy thing'. That's why a quesadilla is a tortilla folded and heated until the cheese inside melts.