keso

From Spanish queso, from Old Spanish queso, from Latin cāseus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kwat- (“to ferment”).

• Hyphenation: ke‧so

keso

1. cheese

kēsṑ m (plural kesuna)

1. worn-out mat

From Latin cāseus (“cheese”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kwat- (“to ferment, become sour”). Compare Old Portuguese queijo and Old Spanish queso.

keso m (plural kesos)

1. cheese
   • 974-980 "Nodicia de kesos":

     Nodicia de kesos que espisit frater Semeno (…)

     List of cheeses that spent friar Semeno (…)

• Asturian: quesu, queisu
• Extremaduran: quesu
• Leonese: queisu
• Mirandese: queiso

From Proto-Germanic *kāsijaz, from, from Latin cāseus from Proto-Indo-European *kwat- (“to ferment, become sour”).

keso c

1. cottage cheese

Borrowed from Spanish queso (“cheese”).

keso

1. cheese

From Spanish queso (“cheese”).

keso

1. cheese