cheddar
A cheese styled after the Cheddar cheese made in CheddarA cheese styled after the Cheddar cheese made in Cheddar.
» Do you prefer cheddar or gouda?
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A cheese styled after the Cheddar cheese made in Cheddar.
Cheddar
чеддерčedder
a village in southwestern England where cheddar cheese was first made
(countable, slang, uncountable)Money, cash, currency.
Examples
7 sentencesDo you prefer cheddar or gouda?
I ate a sandwich with a thick slice of cheddar cheese.
deIch habe ein Sandwich mit einer dicken Scheibe Cheddarkäse gegessen.
When we rob this bank we'll have a whole stack of cheddar.
I broke a small piece of cheddar cheese and dipped it in sour cream.
I had a sandwich with a thick slice of Cheddar.
deIch habe ein Sandwich mit einer dicken Scheibe Cheddarkäse gegessen.
Translations
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Origin
From Cheddar cheese. The slang use meaning "money, currency" may be derived from associatiFrom Cheddar cheese. The slang use meaning "money, currency" may be derived from association with cheese (“wealth”), probably from Persian چیز (čiz, “thing”).
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Forms
plural: cheddarsSynonyms
3 synonyms- hard smooth-textured cheese; originally made in Cheddar in southwestern England:cheddar cheeseArmerican cheddarAmerican cheese
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable