# quesadilla

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkeɪ̯səˈdiː(l)jə/ · frequency rank #64,644

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/quesadilla