quesadilla

/ˌkeɪ̯səˈdiː(l)jə/

Etymology

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

noun

  1. A Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla with cheese and sometimes other ingredients and then cooking it until the cheese is melted.
  2. A Salvadoran pan dulce made with rice flour and queso duro blanco and topped with sesame seeds.“In the Salvadoran bakery, the quesadilla is king, whether cut into squares from a cake tray or baked into discus-sized round coffee cakes.”