queso
queso — 名詞
1. a thick, warm sauce prepared by melting cheese with chillies and sometimes tomat
起司沾醬
墨西哥料理中以融化起司製成的蘸醬
a thick, warm sauce prepared by melting cheese with chillies and sometimes tomatoes, served as a dip for tortilla chips in Mexican and Tex‑Mex cooking.
Caleb ordered a bowl of queso to share with his friends at the Mexican restaurant.
Caleb 在墨西哥餐廳點了一碗起司沾醬和朋友一起分享。
countable container: 'a bowl of queso'
At the birthday party, Evelyn kept a slow cooker full of queso on the kitchen counter.
生日派對上，Evelyn 在廚房流理台上放了一整鍋慢燉鍋的起司沾醬。
full of queso for serving at gatherings
Linh asked the waiter whether the queso could be made without spicy peppers.
Linh 問服務生能不能做不加辣椒的起司沾醬。
For Super Bowl Sunday, Rodrigo simmered a big pot of queso and laid out fresh tortilla chips.
超級盃星期天，Rodrigo 煮了一大鍋起司沾醬，還擺上了新鮮的玉米脆片。
The queso that Hyun brought to the office potluck was gone within ten minutes.
Hyun 帶到辦公室聚餐的起司沾醬不到十分鐘就被吃光了。
There was only a little queso left in the bowl after the children finished their snacks.
孩子們吃完點心之後，碗裡只剩下一點點起司沾醬。
- chili con queso
the full Spanish name for the same dish, more common on restaurant menus
- cheese dip
a broader term that can refer to any melted cheese sauce, not just the Mexican-style version with chillies
用法筆記
Queso is an uncountable noun, so it cannot be used with 'a' or 'an' directly (not ❌ 'a queso'). Instead, use a container phrase: a bowl of queso, a pot of queso.