quesillo

Spanish

Etymology

Diminutive of queso (“cheese”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /keˈsiʝo/ [keˈsi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /keˈsiʝo/ [keˈsi.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /keˈsiʎo/ [keˈsi.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /keˈsiʃo/ [keˈsi.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /keˈsiʒo/ [keˈsi.ʒo]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

• Rhymes: -iʝo
• Rhymes: -iʎo
• Rhymes: -iʃo
• Rhymes: -iʒo

• Syllabification: que‧si‧llo

Noun

quesillo m (plural quesillos)

1. any soft, white cheese, e.g. ricotta, quark, etc.
2. a stringy cheese from Oaxaca, Mexico which comes wound like a ball of twine
3. (Venezuela) Venezuelan flan made with condensed milk, milk, eggs and sugar caramelized on top

See also

• cuajada

Further reading

• “quesillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28