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queso

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “queso” mean in English?

  1. cheese

Example sentences

  • Me gusta el queso.

    I like cheese.

  • Tengo queso en la nevera.

    I have cheese in the fridge.

  • Los quesos españoles son famosos.

    Spanish cheeses are famous.

How to use it

Queso means 'cheese'. Masculine: el queso. Plural quesos for different types: 'quesos manchegos'.

Common mistake

Use the article 'el' with general statements: 'me gusta EL queso' (I like cheese). English drops the article; Spanish keeps it.

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.