Cheshire cheese
- noun
- /ˈtʃɛʃəˌr ˈtʃiːz/
:
queso de Cheshire
- He enjoyed a slice of Cheshire cheese with crackers and a glass of cider.
Examples
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The shop sells several traditional British cheeses, including Cheshire cheese.
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I love Cheshire cheese on my sandwiches.
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Cheshire cheese is known for its crumbly texture and mild flavor.
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Have you tried Cheshire cheese with crackers?
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Cheshire cheese is known for its crumbly texture and mild flavor.
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He enjoyed a slice of Cheshire cheese with crackers and a glass of cider.
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The shop sells several traditional British cheeses, including Cheshire cheese.
How Strong
5
9.0
3
4.9
50
1.0
32
1.6
12
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Cheshire + cheese
The phrase is a straightforward place-name + noun combination: 'Cheshire' (a location) + 'cheese' yields a cheese from Cheshire. This compositional pattern (X cheese = cheese of/from X) is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer it denotes a type/origin of cheese, even if specific sensory qualities (mild, crumbly) are not deducible without extra cultural knowledge.
Etymology
Cheshire cheese gets its name from the area of Cheshire in England, where farmers long ago made a simple, crumbly cheese for local markets. So the name literally means 'a cheese from Cheshire' and explains why it is known as a traditional English cheese today.