Crossword clues for quesadilla
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Mexican tortilla with filling of cheese, etc., 1944, from Spanish, diminutive of quesada, "type of cheesecake," from queso "cheese," from Latin caeseus (see cheese (n.1)).
Wiktionary
n. A Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla (corn or flour) with cheese, folding in half and toasting until the cheese is melted. Additional ingredients, such as meats (chicken or beef, commonly), or vegetables can be added. Often served with salsa, guacamole and/or sour cream.
Wikipedia
A quesadilla (, ) is a tortilla, usually a corn tortilla - but is also sometimes made with a wheat tortilla, that is filled with cheese and then grilled. Oftentimes other items are added such as a savoury mixture of spices or vegetables, then often cooked on a griddle. A full quesadilla involves 2 tortillas filled with cheese and stacked on top of each other. Halves are a single tortilla filled with cheese and folded into a half-moon shape.
Usage examples of "quesadilla".
Notre Dame and see how Quesadilla was coming along with his part of the bargain.
Silent Partner, and then they all went home, and me and Quesadilla paid off the young ladies and moved all the tables and supplies into a storeroom and counted up our take.
I took Quesadilla by the arm and led him out the door, while Father Gaston just stood and glared at us.
For herself, she requested a chicken quesadilla with extra cheese and a beer.
A crumb of quesadilla tumbled down the curve of her bosom and disappeared into the bottomless crevasse.
She watched the line at the taco-quesadilla vendor for a moment and decided that it was a glorious spring day, and a quesadilla could go a long way toward cheering her up.
Rebecca snagged it, put her purse beside her, as well as the wrapped quesadilla, and pulled out the paper to review the want ads.
She could leave her paper and quesadilla to mark her spot, run over and get a drink, and run back before anyone could take it.
He looked surprised, and smiled a little uncertainly as he put the quesadilla down.
She quickly looked over her shoulder to the quesadilla guy, and realized, with a very sick feeling, that he had moved his cart between the time she bought her lunch and returned to buy her water.
With a roll of her eyes, she turned around again, walked to the next bench, picked up the quesadilla she bought and tossed it in the trash.
This is going to sound weird, but I think that quesadilla guy was there for a reason that day.
Between the steambath and massage they brought me food, something like a cheese quesadilla only much better than anything like it I had ever tasted.
Jake had a beer and a plate of quesadillas, darkness began to close in on the town.
It was something resembling quesadillas and burritos, but with plenty of meat and vegetables and not much in the way of beans or rice.