Where does “quesabirria” come from?
quesabirria (English) comes from English quesadilla, from Spanish quesadilla, from Spanish Quesada, from Spanish queso, from Old Spanish queso, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.
quesabirria (English): A Mexican dish of birria-style cooked beef folded into a tortilla with melted cheese and served with a side of broth for dipping
Definitions
- A Mexican dish of birria-style cooked beef folded into a tortilla with melted cheese and served with a side of broth for dipping
Ancestry of “quesabirria”, step by step
quesabirria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quesadilla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quesadilla | A Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla with cheese and sometimes other ingredients and then cooking it until the cheese is melted |
| 2 | Spanish | quesadilla | quesadilla |
| 3 | Spanish | Quesada | — |
| 4 | Spanish | queso | cheese; foot |
| 5 | Old Spanish | queso | cheese |
| 6 | Latin | cāseus | cheese |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kwat- | to ferment, become sour; to boil |