Synonyms for cheddar


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ched-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɛd ər


Définition of cheddar

Origin :
  • type of cheese, 1660s (but the cheese presumably was made long before that), from Cheddar, village in Somerset, England, where it originally was made, from Old English Ceodre (c.880), probably from ceodor "ravine" (there is a gorge nearby).
  • As in mad money : noun petty cash
Example sentences :
  • This is one reason why Cheddar cheese cannot be made from sour milk.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Cheese » by Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
  • The older the Cheddar, the stronger will be the flavor of the club cheese.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Cheese » by Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
  • The Cheddar process was brought to America by English immigrants.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Cheese » by Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
  • The first cheeses of the Cheddar group were made on the farms.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Cheese » by Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
  • Mr. Coward found it in the Cheddar caves hanging in bunches.
  • Extract from : « Animal Life of the British Isles » by Edward Step
  • Oh no; but have not you heard of all the changes here at Cheddar?
  • Extract from : « The Broken Font, Vol. 2 (of 2) » by Moyle Sherer
  • Consider the cheese of Stilton, which is not made there, and of Cheddar, which is.
  • Extract from : « First and Last » by H. Belloc
  • This cheese is made from sheep's milk, in much the same manner as cheddar.
  • Extract from : « Outlines of dairy bacteriology » by H. L. Russell
  • The Swiss maker encounters the same troubles as does the cheddar maker.
  • Extract from : « Outlines of dairy bacteriology » by H. L. Russell
  • Although not nearly so grand as Cheddar, Ebbor has many points of beauty.
  • Extract from : « Under the Mendips » by Emma Marshall

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