cheese
English
/t͡ʃiːz/, /t͡ʃiz/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.
- (countable) Any particular variety of cheese.
- (countable) A piece of cheese, especially one moulded into a large round shape during manufacture.
- (uncountable) That which is melodramatic, overly emotional, or cliché, i.e. cheesy.
- (uncountable) Money.
- (countable) In skittles, the roughly ovoid object that is thrown to knock down the skittles.
- (uncountable) A fastball.
- (uncountable) A dangerous mixture of black tar heroin and crushed Tylenol PM tablets. The resulting powder resembles grated cheese and is snorted.
- (vulgar) Smegma.
- (technology) Holed pattern of circuitry to decrease pattern density.
- A mass of pomace, or ground apples, pressed together in the shape of a cheese.
- The flat, circular, mucilaginous fruit of the () or marshmallow (Althaea officinalis).
- A low curtsey; so called on account of the cheese shape assumed by a woman's dress when she stoops after extending the skirts by a rapid gyration.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English chese inherited from Old English ċīese inherited from *kāsī derived from Latin cāseus (cheese).
Origin
Latin
cāseus
Gloss
cheese
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Cheesefare English
- Cheswick English
- Chiswick English
- Eurocheese English
- Keswick English
- Keswickian English
- Keswickism English
- ball English
- board English
- box English
- cake English
- caseate English
- cheesable English
- cheese slaw English
- cheese up English
- cheeseball English
- cheeseboard English
- cheesebox English
- cheesecake English
- cheesecakey English
- cheesecloth English
- cheesedick English
- cheesefest English
- cheesehamburger English
- cheesehead English
- cheeselep English
- cheeseless English
- cheeselessness English
- cheeselet English
- cheeselicious English
- cheeselike English
- cheesemaker English
- cheesemaking English
- cheeseman English
- cheesemeister English
- cheesemonger English
- cheesemongery English
- cheesepare English
- cheeser English
- cheesery English
- cheesesteak English
- cheesetastic English
- cheesevat English
- cheeseware English
- cheeseweed English
- cheesewood English
- cheesily English
- cheesiness English
- cheesology English
- cheesy English
- cheesylicious English
- cloth English
- dick English
- dickcheese English
- fare English
- hamburger English
- head English
- lib English
- maker English
- making English
- monger English
- nip English
- nipcheese English
- noncheese English
- pare English
- pick English
- pickcheese English
- slaw English
- soy English
- soycheese English
- steak English
- uncheesable English
- uncheesy English
- up English
- vat English
- weed English
- wood English
- casearius Latin
- cāseus Latin
- cāseāria Latin
- cāseārius Latin
- cāseāta Latin
- cacio Italian
- caseificio Italian
- cheesecake Italian
- cheescake Spanish, Castilian
- cheesecake Spanish, Castilian
- queso Spanish, Castilian
- *kwat- Proto-Indo-European
- *kwh₂et- Proto-Indo-European
- cheesecake Portuguese
- queijeiro Portuguese
- queijo Portuguese
- requeijão Portuguese
- クォークチーズ Japanese
- チーズ Japanese
- チーズケーキ Japanese
- 桜チーズ Japanese
- ciese Old English
- ċīese Old English
- ċȳse Old English
- chese Middle English
- chese-maker Middle English
- cheslip Middle English
- chesy Middle English
- *kæsa Old Norse
- sís Icelandic
- caș Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- ชีส Thai
- chasi Old High German
- chāsi Old High German
- kāsi Old High German
- cáise Old Irish
- keju Malay
- kæse Middle High German
- *kāsī gmw-pro
- *kāsi Old Dutch
- queijo Old Portuguese
- 吉士 Chinese
- 芝士 Chinese
- 起司 Chinese
- 起士 Chinese
- cash Aromanian
- cash, caș Aromanian
- 치즈 Korean
- ġbejna Maltese
- ushizi Zulu
- jiij Marshallese
- jiijin Marshallese
- tzīse Old Frisian
- queso Old Spanish
- itshizi Xhosa
- sis Tok Pisin
- chis Dalmatian
- kas Mòcheno
- Kaes Pennsylvania German
- Schmierkaes Pennsylvania German
- *kọs Proto-Brythonic
- kèju Javanese
- caso Neapolitan
- caseo Interlingua
- chizi Shona
- sisi Samoan
- keiju Tetum
- chiz Abenaki
- hihi Tokelauan
- cihs Mohegan-Pequot
- keso Old Leonese
- up
- soy
- box
- nip
- lib
- vat
- pare
- weed
- wood
- pick
- cake
- ball
- head
- fare
- dick
- slaw
- maker
- cloth
- steak
- board
- making
- cheesy
- monger
- Keswick
- cheeser
- caseate
- cheesery
- cheesily
- uncheesy
- Chiswick
- Cheswick
- cheeseman
- cheese up
- hamburger
- nipcheese
- noncheese
- cheeselep
- cheeselet
- cheesebox
- cheesable
- cheesevat
- soycheese
- cheeseware
- Keswickian
- Keswickism
- Cheesefare
- cheesecake
- cheeseweed
- cheesehead
- cheesepare
- Eurocheese
- pickcheese
- cheeseless
- cheesefest
- cheesewood
- dickcheese
- cheeselike
- cheesiness
- cheesedick
- cheeseball
- cheesology
- cheeseboard
- cheesesteak
- uncheesable
- cheesecakey
- cheese slaw
- cheesemaker
- cheesecloth
- cheesetastic
- cheesemonger
- cheesemaking
- cheesemongery
- cheesemeister
- cheesylicious
- cheeselicious
- cheeselessness
- cheesehamburger