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Monterey Jack en · NOUN

Etymology

From Monterey + Jack. Named after the Jacks family of Monterey, California in the United States.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) A mild, white American cheese similar to cheddar.
    • Replace the Parmesan with ¾ cup Monterey Jack, cheddar, or goat cheese. 2008 January–February, Mark Bittman, “The only 7 meals you need for 2008”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 138:

Forms

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Monterey Jacks Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

pepper Jack · Colby-Jack

Hypernyms

Jack cheese

wikipedia: en:Monterey, California · wikipedia: en:David Jacks (businessman)