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• cheddar
  cheddar

  noun

  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.
• Cheddar
  Cheddar

  noun

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

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

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Etymology

Origin of cheddar

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

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Explanation

Cheddar is a common type of hard cheese. You might use cheddar to make your favorite grilled cheese sandwich. Cheddar ranges in flavor from very mild and smooth to a tangy, sharp taste, and it's color can be anything between a creamy white and a deep orange. This type of cheese was originally made in an English town called Cheddar — and it remains the most popular cheese in England, while it's second only to mozzarella in the US.

Example Sentences

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Spermidine is produced naturally by human cells and is also present in foods including wheat germ, mushrooms, parmesan, and cheddar.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026

A pound of cheddar cheese and a pound of chicken wings both ring up at $3.99.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

I’ve made these a dozen different ways: cheddar and chive, goat cheese and red pepper, pizza-inspired, spinach and feta.

From Salon ● May 22, 2026

A hungry Grogu uses the Force to steal cheddar ranch tots, garlic chicken fries, a Whopper burger and a blue milkshake.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

Mom places a plate of wheat crackers covered with cheddar cheese on the table in front of me.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

As the Somerset village of Merryfield recorded a record high of 36,7C, shoppers in the nearby town of Cheddar spotted empty fridges in the shops.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

David Morris, who was shopping in Cheddar, said the situation was worrying.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Almost everyone agrees that at some point long ago, cheddar became a style of cheese, not a product that has to come from Cheddar, England.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

Aged Cheddar is that cheese, sharp enough to stand up to the smokiest of smoked meats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

And that's when he got a close-up look at the creature formerly known as Cheddar.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

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