queso

[ key-soh ]

noun

, Informal.

1. chile con queso ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of queso¹

First recorded in 1985–90; from Spanish: literally “cheese,” from Latin cāseus; cheese ¹( def )

Example Sentences

If you’re a queso con carne person, put some of this plant-based chorizo into that queso.

From Time

The queso is key to La Tejana’s newly-launched nachos with pork and pickled jalapeños, which they’ve been serving at occasional pop-ups at Other Half Brewing in Ivy City.

From Washington Post

That taco channels a famous version from the Valley, with scrambled eggs, refried beans, bacon, fried potatoes, cilantro and a drizzle of homemade queso.

From Washington Post

The queso at Trigger in Portland or El Camino Real in Philadelphia.

From The Daily Beast

It is a simple Puerto Rican cow's milk cheese called queso de hoja and it is wrapped in a plantain leaf.

From The Daily Beast

At the festival of the god Teutleco the Aztecs made "de harina de maiz un montecillo muy tupido de la forma de un queso."

From Project Gutenberg

Wilhelm and Giacomo were provided with their weapons and provisions, such as charqui, queso, and dried beans.

From Project Gutenberg

El Marquesito del Queso has much to say upon the subject of censorship of plays in Cuba.

From Project Gutenberg