cheddar
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɛdɚ/ / /ˈt͡ʃɛdə/ / /ˈt͡ʃɛdɑːɹ/ / /ˈt͡ʃɛdə(ɹ)/
name
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.
- 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).
- A ghost town in Highlands East municipality, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
noun
Etymology: From Cheddar cheese. The slang use meaning "money, currency" may be derived from association with cheese (“wealth”), probably from Persian چیز (čiz, “thing”).
- A cheese styled after the Cheddar cheese made in Cheddar.
- Money, cash, currency.
“Touch my cheddar, feel my Beretta.”
verb
Etymology: From Cheddar cheese. The slang use meaning "money, currency" may be derived from association with cheese (“wealth”), probably from Persian چیز (čiz, “thing”).
- To cut and press cheese so as to remove the whey and leave drier curds.