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quesadilla

/ˌkeɪ̯səˈdijə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
que-sadil-la
IPA
/ˌkeɪ̯səˈdijə/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌkeɪ̯səˈdijə/
  • British English: /ˌkeɪ̯səˈdiː(l)jə/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

quesadillas (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce quesadilla?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkeɪ̯səˈdijə/.
What does quesadilla mean?
A Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla with cheese and sometimes other ingredients and then cooking it until the cheese is melted.
Where does quesadilla come from?
Borrowed from Spanish quesadilla. [Alt: Slices of a quesadilla piled on top of one another]

How to pronounce quesadilla

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