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Swiss cheese

noun

  1. a firm, pale-yellow cheese made originally in Switzerland, typically made from cow's milk and having many holes.



Swiss cheese

noun

  1. a hard white or pale yellow cheese with holes, such as Gruyère or Emmenthal

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Swiss cheese1

First recorded in 1815–25

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