quesadilla

[ key-suh-dee-uh; Spanish ke-sah-thee-yah ]

noun

, Mexican Cooking.

, plural que·sa·dil·las [key-s, uh, -, dee, -, uh, z, ke-sah-, thee, -yahs].

1. a tortilla folded over a filling of shredded cheese, and sometimes vegetables or meat, cooked on a griddle or the like.

quesadilla

/ ˌkeɪsəˈdiːljə; -ˈdiːjə /

noun

1. a toasted tortilla filled with cheese and sometimes other ingredients

Word History and Origins

Origin of quesadilla¹

First recorded in 1940–45; from Mexican Spanish; Spanish: “a pastry or cake made with cheese,” equivalent to quesada ( queso “cheese,” from Latin cāseus; cheese ¹ + -ada noun suffix) + -illa diminutive suffix; -ade ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of quesadilla¹

C21: from Spanish, diminutive of queso cheese