Definition of chile con queso in English:
chile con queso
(also chili con queso)
noun ˌtʃɪlɪ kɒn ˈkeɪsəʊˌCHilē kän ˈkāsō
mass noun(in Tex-Mex cooking) a thick sauce of melted cheese seasoned with chilli peppers, typically served warm as a dip for tortilla chips.
they dug into some appetizers, including chopped guacamole and chile con queso
Example sentencesExamples
- The appeal of a salty but strangely bland cup of chile con queso dip was lost on me.
- I ordered their chili con queso and a wet burrito.
- Serve up a platter of chili con queso nachos, and get set to become the most popular person at the party.
- Nevertheless I find its flat tortilla, washed with salty orange chile con queso, supremely comforting.
- I inevitably end up eating more chips than I mean to, usually with a side of respectable chile con queso or guacamole.
- She liked it, but it was Matt's chile con queso that sent her back for seconds - and thirds and fourths.
- "The Johnsons liked to have certain foods, but I think people coming to the White House are not expecting hamburgers, chili con queso or spareribs," he told The New York Times in 1985.
- The pals also shared some chips with guacamole and chili con queso.
- Nothing like tacos al carbon, guacamole and chili con queso to soothe the cockles of a displaced Texan's heart.
- I had no problem putting down an order of the chili cheese nachos ($6) that was doused with chili con queso and menacing slices of bright green jalapeno.
Origin
Spanish, 'chilli pepper with cheese'.