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"Rajas" is a form of "rajas", a plural noun which is often translated as "chili strips". "Queso" is a noun which is often translated as "cheese". Learn more about the difference between "queso" and "rajas" below.
el queso(
keh
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soh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (culinary)
2. (colloquial) (anatomy)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. foot
¡Quítate los quesos del sofá! Esta no es tu casa.Get your feet off the sofa! This isn't your house.
las rajas(
rrah
-
hahs
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. chili strips
Me encantan las tortillas rellenas de rajas con queso.I love tortillas filled with chili strips and cheese.
b. pickled jalapeños
Mi abuela prepara unas rajas muy ricas.My grandma makes some really tasty pickled jalapeños.
la raja
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
2. (opening)
a. crack (in hard material)
Hay una raja en la pared que hay que reparar.There's a crack in the wall that needs repairing.
f. slit (in a skirt)
Compré una falda larga con una raja de lado.I bought a long skirt with a side slit.
g. vent (in a jacket)
El saco negro tiene dos rajas en la espalda.The black jacket has two vents in the back.
4. (colloquial) (part of buttocks)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. crack (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Cuando se agachó se le vio la raja.When he bent down we could see his crack.
b. butt crack (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
¿Por qué usa los pantalones abajo de la raja?Why does he wear pants that show her butt crack?
c. bum crack (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¡Te veo la raja!I can see your bum crack!
5. (vulgar) (female genitalia)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
