queso

noun

que·​so ˈkā-(ˌ)sō 

: a dipping sauce of melted cheese and chopped chili peppers : chili con queso

The author was never told in her Texas elementary school that if she ordered queso … or chalupas once she left home, she'd get only a plateful of disappointment.

—Pete Wells

The Mexican-inspired chain is offering free chips with guacamole or queso to customers who purchase their first order on its new smartphone app.

—Aric Jenkins

Examples of queso in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Well, management decided to bump two old queso recipes off the menu to make room for this newcomer. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025

Chili's is walking back a controversial decision about its queso offerings after a customer uproar of several weeks erupted on social media. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025

Certain dishes, like the chilango pizza — featuring carnitas or carne asada, jalapeños, queso fresco and avocado — and the three tacos plate, pull inspiration from Mexican cuisine. —Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025

Another is the Volcano Tostada, made with carne asada, chorizo, refried beans, queso Chihuahua, pickled onion, avocado salsa verde and salsa macha. —Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Spanish, "cheese," going back to Latin cāseus — more at cheese entry 1

First Known Use

1989, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing queso

• chile con queso
• chili con queso
• queso fresco

Rhymes for queso

• gesso
• espresso