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quesadilla

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌkeɪ̯səˈdiː(l)jə/
  • UK: [ˌkheɪ̯səˈdiː(l)jə]
  • UK: /ˌkeɪ̯səˈdiːjə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: kāsədē′yə
  • US: /ˌkeɪ̯səˈdijə/
  • US: [ˌkheɪ̯səˈdijə]
  • rhymes with -iːə

1

noun

Meaning 1

A Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla with cheese and sometimes other ingredients and then cooking it until the cheese is melted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A Salvadoran pan dulce made with rice flour and queso duro blanco and topped with sesame seeds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a tortilla that is filled with cheese and heated

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: burrito

History

Etymology

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