What does queso in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word queso in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use queso in Spanish.

The word queso in Spanish means cheese, cheese, tasty, dishy, cheese ball, deceive, end up empty handed, cream cheese, Edam, Edam, Burgos cheese, tetilla, hard cheese, cream cheese, fresh cheese, La Mancha cheese, string cheese, frying cheese, Parmesan cheese, lump cheese, cheese shavings. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word queso

cheese

nombre masculino (alimento lácteo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi postre favorito es el pastel de queso.
My favorite dessert is the cheese pastry.

cheese

nombre masculino (MX, jerga (heroína) (narcotics slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El queso es una droga de bajo costo, similar al paco.
A mixture of acetamenophen with a small amount of heroin is a low-cost drug, similar to paco.

tasty, dishy

nombre masculino (ES, coloquial (persona: atractiva) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mira el chico que está sentado en la esquina ¡está como un queso!
Look at the boy who is sitting on the corner, he is a hot ticket!

cheese ball

locución nominal femenina (plato: aperitivo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los invitados se devoraron con galletas la bola de queso que preparó la anfitriona.
The guests devoured the cheese ball with crackers, which the hostess had prepared.

deceive

locución verbal (ES, coloquial (engañar a alguien)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Se cree muy listo, pero el estafador se la dio con queso.
He thinks he's clever, but the con artist deceived him.

end up empty handed

(coloquial (resultar sin nada)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Carlos renunció a su trabajo y no consiguió el puesto que quería en la otra empresa: se quedó sin el pan y sin el queso.

cream cheese

locución nominal masculina (tipo de queso: cremoso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El queso crema se unta con facilidad.
Cream cheese smears easily.

Edam

nombre masculino (MX (esférico y semiduro)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El queso de bola tiene una corteza de queso descremado.

Edam

nombre masculino (queso neerlandés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El queso de bola tiene una cubierta de cera roja.

Burgos cheese

nombre masculino (ES (blanco y blando)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El queso de Burgos no tiene corteza.

tetilla

(tipo de queso) (Galician cheese)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Está buenísimo este queso de tetilla.

hard cheese

nombre masculino (compacto y firme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hay que rallar el queso duro porque es difícil cortarlo.

cream cheese, fresh cheese

(queso sin maduración)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El queso fresco con miel y frutas es delicioso.
Fresh cheese with honey and fruit is delicious.

La Mancha cheese

(tipo de queso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El queso manchego tiene un sabor fuerte, ácido y rico.
La Mancha cheese has a strong, acidic and rich flavor.

string cheese

nombre masculino (CR (queso de pasta hilada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El queso palmito se sala y enrolla formando una bola.

frying cheese

nombre masculino (fresco, bajo en sal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El queso para freír no se derrite, se dora.

Parmesan cheese

(queso italiano)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El queso parmesano proviene de Parma.
Parmesan cheese originates from Parma.

lump cheese

nombre masculino (firme y elástico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El queso semiduro no se rompe al cortarlo.

cheese shavings

(ralladura de queso)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

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