: 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
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But the ever-growing Baja side of the menu now includes fish tacos, snapper Veracruz, a spicy sausage queso and margaritas the size of a giant fishbowl.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Feb. 2025
What to order: Tacos a la Parilla or the Brad's Way Fajitas, which come with crispy onions and queso.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Where turkey and stuffing are commonplace for Thanksgiving, Super Bowl Sunday boasts a spread of snacks, like chips and queso or burgers paired with bitter beers and seltzers.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2025
For the queso lovers, this pimento queso dip combines Velveeta cheese and jarred, chopped pimento peppers for the best rendition of a Tex-Mex queso.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Feb. 2025
What to order: Tacos a la Parilla or the Brad's Way Fajitas, which come with crispy onions and queso.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Where turkey and stuffing are commonplace for Thanksgiving, Super Bowl Sunday boasts a spread of snacks, like chips and queso or burgers paired with bitter beers and seltzers.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2025
For the queso lovers, this pimento queso dip combines Velveeta cheese and jarred, chopped pimento peppers for the best rendition of a Tex-Mex queso.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for queso
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“Queso.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/queso. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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