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Cheddar en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈt͡ʃɛdɑːɹ/ Somerset
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈt͡ʃɛdə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈt͡ʃɛdɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English [Term?], from Old English Ceodre, likely from the word ceodor (“cavity, pouch; ravine”), as there is a gorge near the town.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Cheddar cheese.
Forms
Cheddar en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈt͡ʃɛdɑːɹ/ Somerset
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈt͡ʃɛdə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈt͡ʃɛdɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English [Term?], from Old English Ceodre, likely from the word ceodor (“cavity, pouch; ravine”), as there is a gorge near the town.
Meanings
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A large village and civil parish, previously in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England, famous for its cheese, and also for its gorge, caves and remains of early man found in them (OS grid ref ST4553).
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A ghost town in Highlands East municipality, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
Deriveds
Cheddar cheese · Cheddar pink
Translations (3)
pl Cheddar (A village in Somerset, England) · el Τσένταρ (A village in Somerset, England) · de Cheddar (A village in Somerset, England)