Well attestedFrom the people of the place
Salvadoran quesadilla
noun · first attested 20th century
A quesadilla with no tortilla: in El Salvador it is a sweet cheese pound cake.
A sweet Salvadoran cake of rice flour, cheese, and cream, baked and topped with sesame seeds.
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- Relationship
- From the people of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 20th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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El Salvador
- In English
Salvadoran quesadilla
Salvadoran bakers use the word for a loaf of cheese-enriched sweet bread eaten with coffee, not the folded tortilla the name calls up elsewhere. Both senses descend honestly from queso, cheese; only one of them involves a griddle.