Salvadoran quesadilla

noun

A type of pan dulce in Salvadoran cuisine, made with rice flour and queso duro blanco and topped with sesame seeds.

OriginSpanish quesadilla salvadoreña →
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nounSalvadoran quesadilla (plural Salvadoran quesadillas)

plural Salvadoran quesadillas

  1. A type of pan dulce in Salvadoran cuisine, made with rice flour and queso duro blanco and topped with sesame seeds.

    As each and every one of us nod in content at our striking overhead Instagram photo of perfectly aligned cup of coffee and sweet or savory pastry of choice, please consider the Salvadoran quesadilla.

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

Origin

  1. Spanishquesadilla salvadoreña
  2. EnglishSalvadoran quesadilla

Calque of Spanish quesadilla salvadoreña.

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APA

Salvadoran quesadilla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Salvadoran%20quesadilla

MLA

“Salvadoran quesadilla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Salvadoran%20quesadilla. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Salvadoran quesadilla,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Salvadoran%20quesadilla.

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