quesadilla

noun

que·​sa·​dil·​la ˌkā-sə-ˈdē-ə 

 also  -ˈt͟hē-,

 or  -ˈt͟hēl-yə

: a tortilla filled with cheese and often a savory mixture (as of meat and vegetables), folded, and usually fried

Examples of quesadilla in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Flip and cook 2-3 minutes longer until top of tortilla is browned and quesadilla is heated through. —Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 23 June 2025

Some meals included a salmon and quinoa salad for breakfast, a quesadilla for lunch, and a salad with mushrooms, tomatoes, apples, olives, and balsamic dressing for dinner. —Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025

Today, the business is a full-fledged restaurant — with two sit-down locations and one grab-and-go storefront, all near the Dallas metropolitan area — featuring deviled egg flavors like crab rangoon, cheeseburger and chicken quesadilla. —Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 20 May 2025

Chipotle is promoting it as a dip for its chips and quesadillas as well as an add-on for its burritos, tacos, bowls and salads. —Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 9 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish, from Spanish, cheese pastry, diminutive of quesada, from queso cheese, from Latin caseus

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for quesadilla

• jicarilla
• potentilla
• premaxilla
• pulsatilla
• axilla
• flotilla
• gorilla
• guerilla
• guerrilla
• manilla
• mantilla
• maxilla