"queso" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkeɪsoʊ/ [General-American], /ˈkeɪsəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-queso.wav Forms: quesos [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪsəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish queso, as found in Tex-Mex cuisine. Doublet of cheese. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|es|queso}} Borrowed from Spanish queso, {{dbt|en|cheese}} Doublet of cheese Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} queso (usually uncountable, plural quesos)
  1. Short for chile con queso: melted cheese, used for instance as a dipping sauce. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable, usually Alternative form of: chile con queso (extra: melted cheese, used for instance as a dipping sauce) Categories (topical): Cheeses, Sauces
    Sense id: en-queso-en-noun-8Ha14qjl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 38 46 1 15

Inflected forms

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