quesillo
Spanish, noun/keˈsiʝo/
quesillo is spelled Q-U-E-S-I-L-L-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish, the 89,640th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quesillo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “any soft, white cheese, e.g. ricotta, quark, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tipo de queso fresco, blanco y suave, con presentaciones variables en diferentes zonas de Hispanoamérica. En…”.
What does quesillo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineany soft, white cheese, e.g. ricotta, quark, etc.
- 2
masculinea stringy cheese from Oaxaca, Mexico which comes wound like a ball of twine
- 3
masculineVenezuelan flan made with condensed milk, milk, eggs and sugar caramelized on top
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tipo de queso fresco, blanco y suave, con presentaciones variables en diferentes zonas de Hispanoamérica. En varios sitios se presenta tradicionalmente de manera artesanal envuelto en hojas de plátano. 2. Por extensión, postre consistente en quesillo₁ bañado con diferentes tipos de miel (de caña, de abejas, etc.)^([cita requerida]) 3. Postre de consistencia y sabor similares al flan, preparado con huevos, leche y leche condensada. 4. Diminutivo de queso.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of quesillo
- quesillos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quesillo?
- /keˈsiʝo/
- [keˈsi.ʝo]
- [keˈsiʝo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is quesillo in Spanish?
quesillo appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).