quesillo

quesillo

flan

quesillo(keh-see-yoh)

masculine noun

1. (soft, unsalted cheese)

(Ecuador)

a. quesillo

Voy a preparar quesillo con panela. ¿Quieres?

I'm going to make quesillo with brown sugar. Do you want some?

2. (white, semi-hard cheese)

(Mexico)

a. Oaxacan cheese

¿Puedes ir a la tienda a comprar quesillo? Quiero preparar quesadillas.

Can you go to the store and buy Oaxacan cheese? I want to make quesadillas.

3. (flat, artisanal cheese made with rennet)

(Argentina)

a. quesillo

Sirvieron el quesillo con dulce de cayote y nueces.

They served the cheese with chayote spread and nuts.

4. (soft, unripened cheese made from cow's milk)

(Bolivia)

(Chile)

a. quesillo

¿Por qué no le pones quesillo a la ensalada?

Why don't you add some quesillo to the salad?

5. (soft, white cheese traditionally wrapped in banana leaves)

(Colombia)

a. quesillo

¿Quieres que le ponga quesillo al chocolate caliente?

Do you want me to put quesillo in the hot chocolate?

6. (dessert)

(Dominican Republic)

(Venezuela)

a. flan

De postre comí quesillo con dulce de leche.

For dessert I ate flan with caramel spread.

b. crème caramel

Voy a llever quesillo a la fiesta.

I'm going to bring crème caramel to the party.

quesillo

(Centroamérica) tortilla with cream cheese filling