cheddar

== English == === Etymology === From Cheddar cheese. The slang use meaning "money, currency" may be derived from association with cheese (“wealth”), probably from Persian چیز (čiz, “thing”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛdə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɛdə(ɹ) === Noun === cheddar (countable and uncountable, plural cheddars) A cheese styled after the Cheddar cheese made in Cheddar. (slang) Money, cash, currency. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === cheddar (third-person singular simple present cheddars, present participle cheddaring, simple past and past participle cheddared) (cheesemaking, transitive) To cut and press cheese so as to remove the whey and leave drier curds. == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English cheddar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʃedːɑr/, [ˈt̪ʃe̞dːɑ̝r] Rhymes: -edːɑr === Noun === cheddar cheddar (cheese) ==== Usage notes ==== Although used to refer to Cheddar cheese, the term in Finland is sometimes also used to refer to processed cheese (sulatejuusto), although having nothing to do with Cheddar cheese. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== cheddarjuusto ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “cheddar”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English cheddar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʃɛ.daʁ/ ~ /tʃe.daʁ/ === Noun === cheddar m (plural cheddars) Cheddar cheese == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English cheddar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʂɛ.dar/ Rhymes: -ɛdar Syllabification: che‧ddar Homophone: Cheddar === Noun === cheddar m inan (related adjective cheddarowy) cheddar, Cheddar cheese (variety of hard, pale yellow cheese originally produced in the region around Cheddar in Somerset, England) Hypernym: ser ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “cheddar”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “cheddar”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English cheddar. === Pronunciation === === Noun === cheddar m (plural cheddars) Cheddar cheese (type of cheese) == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English cheddar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃedaɾ/ [ˈt͡ʃe.ð̞aɾ] Rhymes: -edaɾ === Noun === cheddar m (plural cheddars) Cheddar cheese ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English cheddar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɕɛdːar/ === Noun === cheddar c cheddar ==== Declension ====