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quesadilla en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˌkʰeɪ̯səˈdijə] (US)
• kāsədē′yə (US)
• [ˌkʰeɪ̯səˈdiː(l)jə] (UK)
• /ˌkeɪ̯səˈdijə/ (US)
• /ˌkeɪ̯səˈdiːjə/ (UK)
• /ˌkeɪ̯səˈdiː(l)jə/ (UK)
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Etymology

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

Meanings

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. 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. 2015 December 3, Bill Esparza, “For National Pastry Day, Consider El Salvador’s Sweet Quesadilla”, in Los Angeles Magazine, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2025:

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