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queso en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkeɪsəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkeɪsoʊ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish queso, as found in Tex-Mex cuisine. Doublet of cheese.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable, usually) Ellipsis of chile con queso: melted cheese, used for instance as a dipping sauce.
   alt of chile con queso
   • It's something I call an "enchalupa." It's a flour tortilla deep-fried with the chalupa 'mold' so it forms a cruncy-fried bowl. Layer a touch of our queso dip, chicken, tomatoes, onion and enchilada sauce. Top with shredded cheese and pop it under the salamander til everything is melty and delicious. I like it with sour cream and cilantro on top. Serve this with beans and rice, and BAM! Instant lunch for the Chef. 2012 February 5, Wanna B Gourmande, “Pancho's Villa(dos)”, in WannaBGourmande.com, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2021:
   • The day before, prepare the tortillas for the chalupitas and the quesos. 1998, Jane Butel, Jane Butel’s Quick and Easy Southwestern Cookbook, New York, N.Y.: Harmony Books, →ISBN, page 237:
   • The ceviche is very good with just the right amount of spice; and quesos with chorizos and flour tortillas are a must. 2009, Pat Miller et al., editors, Gabby Gourmet 2009 Restaurant Guide: Your Guide to Dining in the Greater Denver Area by Pat Miller and Friends, Denver, Colo.: TDF Publishing Ltd., →ISBN, page 340:
   • All quesos, of course, are not created equal. You can have the high-rent, artisanal versions; I’ll take the low road. Snobbery has no place in my personal connoisseurship, since my quesos of choice are (almost) invariably made of processed cheese. 2012, Alison Cook, “Why Chile con Queso Matters”, in Brett Anderson, Sara Camp Arnold, John T. Edge, editors, Cornbread Nation 6: The Best of Southern Food Writing, Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia Press, →ISBN, page 7:

Forms

Relateds

quesadilla