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Spanish
Etymology
Diminutive of queso (“cheese”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /keˈsiʝo/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /keˈsiʎo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /keˈsiʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /keˈsiʒo/
- Syllabification: que‧si‧llo
Noun
quesillo m (plural quesillos)
- any soft, white cheese, e.g. ricotta, quark, etc.
- a stringy cheese from Oaxaca, Mexico which comes wound like a ball of twine
- (Venezuela) Venezuelan flan made with condensed milk, milk, eggs and sugar caramelized on top
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