: a dipping sauce of melted cheese and chopped chili peppers : chili con queso
The author was never told in her Texas elementary school that if she ordered queso … or chalupas once she left home, she'd get only a plateful of disappointment.—
Pete Wells
Pete WellsThe Mexican-inspired chain is offering free chips with guacamole or queso to customers who purchase their first order on its new smartphone app.—Aric Jenkins
Aric JenkinsExamples of queso in a Sentence
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Two people died and 26 were sickened in connection to a queso fresco and cotija cheese contamination in February.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
The Chicago location offers multiple popcorn options (butter, truffle herb parmesan and churro flavors), chips and queso, soft pretzels, mozzarella sticks and wings, as well as multiple pizzas, sandwiches, salads and desserts.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Oct. 2024
Chipotle is a favorite for lunch: burrito, chips, queso.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 13 July 2024
The menu features starters such as a chicken Tex-Mex egg roll, lobster rangoon, chips and queso, cheese quesadilla, crispy chicken bites, a black bean and green chile egg roll, and beans and rice.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 18 Oct. 2024
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
The Chicago location offers multiple popcorn options (butter, truffle herb parmesan and churro flavors), chips and queso, soft pretzels, mozzarella sticks and wings, as well as multiple pizzas, sandwiches, salads and desserts.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Oct. 2024
Chipotle is a favorite for lunch: burrito, chips, queso.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 13 July 2024
The menu features starters such as a chicken Tex-Mex egg roll, lobster rangoon, chips and queso, cheese quesadilla, crispy chicken bites, a black bean and green chile egg roll, and beans and rice.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Queso.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/queso. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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