queso
Pronunciation: [KAY-soh; kay-SOO-koh]
Spanish for "cheese" and "small cheese," respectively.
From The Food Lover's Companion, Fourth edition by Sharon Tyler Herbst and Ron Herbst. Copyright © 2007, 2001, 1995, 1990 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
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