cheddar

cheddar
noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Cheddar, village in Somersetshire, England Date: 1646 a hard white, yellow, or orange smooth-textured cheese with a flavor that ranges from mild to strong as the cheese matures — called also cheddar cheese

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  • cheddar — [ ʃedar ] n. m. • 1895; mot angl., n. d un village ♦ Fromage anglais de lait de vache, à pâte pressée non cuite, blanc jaune de chair et de croûte. ● cheddar nom masculin (de Cheddar, nom propre) Gros fromage anglais et américain à pâte dure et… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Cheddar — hat folgende Bedeutungen: ein englischer Käse; siehe Cheddar (Käse) ein Dorf in der Grafschaft Somerset, siehe Cheddar (Somerset) Siehe auch Cheddar Valley Diese Seite ist eine …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cheddar — Ched dar, a. Of or pertaining to, or made at, Cheddar, in England; as, Cheddar cheese. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cheddar — CEDÁR/ s. n. brânză engleză şi americană, pe bază de lapte de vacă şi ulei de bumbac, porumb, cocos sau soia, cu pastă dură şi colorată. (< fr., engl. cheddar) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • cheddar — 1660s (but the cheese presumably was made long before that), from Cheddar, village in Somerset, England, where it originally was made, from O.E. Ceodre (c.880), probably from ceodor ravine (there is a nearby gorge) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Cheddar — ► NOUN ▪ a kind of firm smooth cheese originally made in Cheddar in SW England …   English terms dictionary

  • Cheddar — (tschédder), Dorf in Somersetshire (England), am Fuß der Mendip Hills (s.d.), die hier hohe Kalksteinfelsen (C. Cliffs) bilden, mit zwei Tropfsteinhöhlen und berühmter Käsefabrikation …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Cheddar — This article is about the settlement in Somerset, England. For the cheese, see Cheddar cheese. For other uses, see Cheddar (disambiguation). Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • Cheddar — Este artículo trata sobre una localidad de Somerset (Inglaterra). Para el tipo de queso oriundo de ella, véase queso cheddar. Vista de Cheddar desde el depósito de agua. Cheddar es un gran pueblo y parroquia civil en el distrito de Sedgemoor del… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Cheddar — 51° 16′ 43″ N 2° 46′ 40″ W / 51.2785, 2.7777 Cheddar (en anglais …   Wikipédia en Français

  • cheddar — cheddary, adj. /ched euhr/, n. (often cap.) a hard, smooth textured cheese, made usually from the whole milk of cows and varying in color from white to deep yellow and in flavor from mild to sharp as it ages. Also called cheddar cheese. [1655 65; …   Universalium

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