cheese

CEFRA1

/t͡ʃiːz/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A food made from milk, often firm or soft.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A piece of cheese, especially one moulded into a large round shape during manufacture.

Examples

  • Milk can be made into butter, cheese, and many other things.

  • Milk is made into butter and cheese.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /t͡ʃiz/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any particular variety of cheese.

  2. A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.

  3. A thick variety of jam (fruit preserve), as distinguished from a thinner variety (sometimes called jelly)

More examples

In context

  • We make milk into cheese and butter.

  • Say "cheese"! ... and there we are!

  • 1807, Nutt, F. (1807). The Complete Confectioner: Or, The Whole Art of Confectionary Made Easy: Containing, Among a Variety of Useful Matter, the Art of Making the Various Kinds of Biscuits, Drops ... as Also the Most Approved Method of Making Cheeses, Puddin...

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Origin

noun

From Middle English chese, from Anglian Old English ċīese, from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī, borrowed from Latin cāseus. Doublet of queso. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Síes (“cheese”), West Frisian tsiis (“cheese”), Dutch kaas (“cheese”), German Low German Kees (“cheese”), German Käse (“cheese”).