Cheddar
noun/ˈtʃedə(r)/
/ˈtʃedər/
(also Cheddar cheese)
(both British English) (North American English cheddar, cheddar cheese)
[uncountable]- a type of hard yellow cheeseCultureThis cheese was originally made in Cheddar, a small town in Somerset, England. It is Britain's best-known cheese, and is now made in many other countries. Cheddar can have a mild flavour, but farmhouse Cheddar, which is still made in the traditional way, can be very strong.Topics Foodc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryCheddar is used before these nouns:
- cheese
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