English Explanatory Dictionary

Cheddar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A large village and civil parish, previously in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England, famous for its cheese, and also for its gorge, caves and remains of early man found in them (OS grid ref ST4553).
  2. A ghost town in Highlands East municipality, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
noun
  1. Cheddar cheese.
noun
  1. A cheese styled after the Cheddar cheese made in Cheddar.
  2. Money, cash, currency.
verb
  1. To cut and press cheese so as to remove the whey and leave drier curds.

Pronunciation

/ˈt͡ʃɛdɚ/ /ˈt͡ʃɛdə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cheddar.wav /ˈt͡ʃɛdɑːɹ/ /ˈt͡ʃɛdə(ɹ)/ En-cheddar.oga

Word forms

Cheddar Cheddars cheddaring cheddared

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English Ceodre, likely from the word ceodor (“cavity, pouch; ravine”), as there is a gorge near the town.

Derived words

Cheddar cheese Cheddar pink cheddarella cheddaring cheddarlike cheddary stiff cheddar
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