quesillo

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Diminutive of queso (cheese)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /keˈsiʝo/ [keˈsi.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /keˈsiʎo/ [keˈsi.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /keˈsiʃo/ [keˈsi.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /keˈsiʒo/ [keˈsi.ʒo]

 

  • Syllabification: que‧si‧llo

Noun

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quesillo m (plural quesillos)

  1. any soft, white cheese, e.g. ricotta, quark, etc.
  2. a stringy cheese from Oaxaca, Mexico which comes wound like a ball of twine
  3. (Venezuela) Venezuelan flan made with condensed milk, milk, eggs and sugar caramelized on top

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