quesadilla.
quesadilla
Meaning & usage
quesadilla
a type of pan dulce made with rice flour and queso duro blanco and topped with sesame seeds, known elsewhere in the Spanish-speaking world as a quesadilla salvadoreña
Where this word comes from
From quesada + -illa, in turn from queso + -ada (compare the development of frijolada, mariscada). One folk etymology more directly derives the word from a portmanteau of queso and tortilla.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.