quesadilla

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkeɪ̯səˈdiː(l)jə/, [ˌkʰeɪ̯səˈdiːl(j)ə], /ˌkeɪ̯səˈdiːə/
• enPR: kāsədē′ə, IPA^(key): /ˌkeɪ̯səˈdi(j)ə/, [ˌkʰeɪ̯səˈdi(j)ə]
• Rhymes: -iːə

Noun

quesadilla (plural quesadillas)

1. A Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla (corn or flour) with cheese, folding in half and toasting until the cheese is melted. Additional ingredients, such as meats (chicken or beef, commonly), or vegetables can be added. Often served with salsa, guacamole and/or sour cream.

Translations

Mexican dish

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 油炸玉米粉餅／油炸玉米粉饼, 油炸玉米粉饼 (yóuzhá yùmǐfěnbǐng)

• Finnish: quesadilla (fi)
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• Japanese: ケサディーヤ (kesadīya), ケサディージャ (kesadīja)
• Polish: quesadilla (pl) f
• Spanish: quesadilla (es) f
• Tagalog: kesadilya

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Spanish

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly a portmanteau of queso and tortilla, though this is not substantiated and several other theories exist.

Pronunciation

•  

• IPA^(key): /kesaˈdiʝa/ [ke.saˈð̞i.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kesaˈdiʝa/ [ke.saˈð̞i.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kesaˈdiʎa/ [ke.saˈð̞i.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kesaˈdiʃa/ [ke.saˈð̞i.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kesaˈdiʒa/ [ke.saˈð̞i.ʒa]

Noun

quesadilla f (plural quesadillas)

1. quesadilla

Related terms

• queso

See also

• molote
• sincronizada

Descendants

• English: quesadilla

Further reading

• “quesadilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014