swiss cheese
Swiss cheese
S s Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [swis cheez]
- /swɪs tʃiz/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [swis cheez]
- /swɪs tʃiz/
Definitions of swiss cheese words
- noun swiss cheese a firm, pale-yellow cheese made originally in Switzerland, typically made from cow's milk and having many holes. 1
- variable noun swiss cheese Swiss cheese is hard cheese with holes in it. 0
- noun swiss cheese a hard white or pale yellow cheese with holes, such as Gruyère or Emmenthal 0
- noun swiss cheese a white or pale-yellow, hard cheese with many large holes 0
Information block about the term
Origin of swiss cheese
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Swiss cheese
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
swiss cheese popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
swiss cheese usage trend in Literature
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