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

Just a short drive away, Señor Fox serves up all the authentic favorites, like enchiladas, fajitas, and quesadillas. —Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025

As Cain eats his chicken quesadilla and fries, a man idles outside the glass window that separates our table from him. —Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 29 July 2025

El Gallo Giro’s menu includes street tacos, authentic enchiladas, quesadillas, burritos and chimichangas. —Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2025

Lavoie said his business has attracted crowds in the first few days with waits as long as an hour for burgers, flatbreads, sandwiches, chicken, soups, salads, quesadillas, empanadas, wings and more. —Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 21 July 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