English Explanatory Dictionary

sirene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A slightly crumbly brined cheese made of cow, sheep, or goatmilk, similar to feta; popular in the Balkan Peninsula.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of siren.

Word forms

sirene sirenes sirena

Etymology

From Bulgarian сирене (sirene), from Proto-Slavic *syřenьje (“curdling”), from Proto-Indo-European *súHros, whence also English sour, German sauer.

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