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queso

/ˈkeɪsoʊ/ US
/ˈkeɪsəʊ/ UK

Rhymes with -eɪsəʊ

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Borrowed from Spanish queso, as found in Tex-Mex cuisine. Doublet of cheese.

noun quesos

abbreviation, ellipsis, uncountable, usually Ellipsis of chile con queso: melted cheese, used for instance as a dipping sauce. The day before, prepare the tortillas for the chalupitas and the quesos.

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@misc{queso_2026,
  title = {queso},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/queso},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}