Meanings
plural quesos frescos
- A type of soft creamy white cheese originating in the Iberian peninsula.
Substitute three chopped scallions and a minced jalapeño for the onion, and 6 ounces crumbled chorizo for the tomatoes. Sub ½ cup queso fresco for the Parmesan in step 2. Serve with salsa.
2008 January–February, Mark Bittman, “The only 7 meals you need for 2008”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 138Synonyms: queso blanco
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of soft creamy white cheese originating in the Iberian peninsula.
Origin
- Spanishqueso fresco
- Englishqueso fresco
From Spanish queso fresco.
More words from Spanish
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queso fresco. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/queso%20fresco
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