quesillo

Spanish

Etymology

Diminutive of queso (“cheese”)

Pronunciation

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

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo

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

See also

cuajada

Further reading

“quesillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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