Emmenthaler

[ em-uhn-tah-ler ]

noun
  1. a Swiss cheese made from cow's milk and containing small holes.

Origin of Emmenthaler

1
<German, after Emmental a valley in Switzerland; see -er1
  • Also Em·men·tal [em-uhn-tahl], /ˈɛm ənˌtɑl/, Em·men·ta·ler, Em·men·thal, Emmenthaler cheese .

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How to use Emmenthaler in a sentence

  • I have a small piece of Emmenthaler cheese and a honey-cake and a piece of bread that I can let you have.

  • The Schnitzel turned to leather in my mouth, the beer seemed tepid; I left the Emmenthaler untasted.

  • Freudenreich has determined the character and number of bacteria in Emmenthaler cheese, and Russell the same for cheddar cheese.