Etymology

quesadilla

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Today it means: A Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla with cheese and sometimes other ingredients and then cooking it until the cheese is melted. Full definition →

Spanish quesadilla
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromquesadilla
  2. English todayquesadilla

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

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