cheddar

American  

[ched-er] / ˈtʃɛd ər /

noun

1. Also called cheddar cheese.  Often Cheddar a hard, smooth-textured cheese, made usually from the whole milk of cows and varying in color from white to deep yellow and in flavor from mild to sharp as it ages.

2. Slang. money.

   The monthly grand prize is $200, and the yearly grand prize is $1,000—that's a lot of cheddar.

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Cheddar British  

/ ˈtʃɛdə /

noun

1. (sometimes not capital) any of several types of smooth hard yellow or whitish cheese

2. 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)

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Other Word Forms

• cheddary adjective

Etymology

Origin of cheddar

First recorded in 1655–65; named after Cheddar, village in Somersetshire, England, where the cheese was first made

Example Sentences

On the hunt for “one other thing,” an ounce of store-brand Vermont sharp white cheddar brings the whole meal in at $2.96.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fifty grams of cheese is roughly equal to two slices of cheddar or about half a cup of shredded cheese and is approximately 1.8 ounces.

From Science Daily

From classic corn, cheddar, and bacon, to autumnal butternut squash with sage, to a “farmers market” mix of roasted vegetables, goat cheese, and onion jam, each muffin can be its own little experiment.

From Salon

According to Kubick, the classic cheese ball is really not far from the one I grew up on: cream cheese, cheddar and Worcestershire, rolled in chopped nuts.

From Salon

Go classic with vanilla bean and sour cherries, or get adventurous with rosemary and currant, or even aged cheddar and black pepper.

From Salon