cheese spread
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- noun
- /tʃiːz sprɛd/
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crema de queso
- Now tell me, is this the taste of real cheese spread or imitation?
- cream cheese spread
- cheddar cheese spread
- blue cheese spread
If it says pasteurized processed cheese spread, those are not real cheese.
- If it says pasteurized processed cheese spread, those are not real cheese.
Examples
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She ate cream cheese spread on stale Saltines.
Fiction book (2002) -
Do we have any cheese spread, or what?
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We got any cheese spread?
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You'll find this spicy cheese spread in many a restaurant in the South.
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Or if you love salty foods (like me!), keep olives and lower-fat cheese spreads around instead of going and buying a bunch of potato chips.
Blog text (8) -
This sandwich is delicious with a generous layer of cheese spread on top.
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For a quick snack, I like to dip crackers into cheese spread flavored with herbs.
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The chef prepared a rich cheese spread that complemented the fresh vegetables perfectly.
Synonyms
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A soft fresh cheese you spread on bread or crackers
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A soft food used on bread, like butter or jam
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A layer of soft food like cream cheese on a bagel
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Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'cheese' (a dairy food) with 'spread' (a creamy/pasty food applied to bread); a B1 learner who knows both words will understand this denotes a spread made from cheese. This noun+noun compositional pattern is common across languages and follows straightforward English compounding, so the expression is immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
Cheese spread comes from the simple idea of mixing cheese with butter, cream, or herbs until it becomes soft enough to spread on bread or crackers. So the name tells you it is 'a soft, spreadable food' made from cheese.