cheddar
(redirected from Cheddars)Also found in: Thesaurus, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
Ched·dar
also ched·dar (chĕd′ər)n.
Any of several types of smooth hard cheese varying in flavor from mild to extra sharp.
[After Cheddar, a village of southwest England.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Cheddar
(ˈtʃɛdə)n
1. (Cookery) (sometimes not capital) any of several types of smooth hard yellow or whitish cheese
2. (Placename) a village in SW England, in N Somerset: situated near Cheddar Gorge, a pass through the Mendip Hills renowned for its stalactitic caverns and rare limestone flora. Pop: 4796 (2001)
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ched•dar
(ˈtʃɛd ər)n.
a hard smooth-textured cheese that varies in color from white to yellow or orange and in flavor from mild to sharp as it ages.
[1655–65; after Cheddar, village in Somersetshire, England]
ched′dar•y, adj.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
Noun | 1. | Cheddar - a village in southwestern England where cheddar cheese was first made England - a division of the United Kingdom |
2. | cheddar - hard smooth-textured cheese; originally made in Cheddar in southwestern England cheese - a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk rat cheese, store cheese - informal names for American cheddar |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
cheddar
[ˈtʃɛdər] n → cheddar mCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
cheddar
n → Cheddar(käse) m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007