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que⋅sa⋅dil⋅la
[key-suh-dee-uh; Sp. ke-sah-th
ee-yah] 
–noun, plural -dil⋅las [-dee-uhz; Sp. -thee-yahs] . Mexican Cookery.
[-dee-uhz; Sp. -thee-yahs] . Mexican Cookery. | a tortilla folded over a filling of shredded cheese, onions, and chilies and broiled or fried. |
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| que·sa·dil·la (kā'sə-dē'yə) n. A flour tortilla folded in half around a savory filling, as of cheese or beans, then fried or toasted. [American Spanish, from Spanish, diminutive of quesada, type of cheesecake, from queso, cheese, from Old Spanish, from Latin cāseus.] |
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quesadilla
Mexican tortilla w. filling of cheese, etc., 1944, from Sp., dim. of quesada, "type of cheesecake," from queso "cheese," from L. cæseus (see cheese).
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