cheese grater en · NOUN
Meanings
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A kitchen implement with small holes, used for grating cheese and sometimes other food such as carrots.
Modern cheese graters have more than one side so the cheese can be sliced in different ways.
- A woodworking tool for rapidly removing wood from a surface.
- (Cockney, slang) A waiter.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cheesegrater | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cheese-grater | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cheese graters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (7)
de Käsereibe (kitchen implement used for grating food products such as cheese) · fi juustoraastin (kitchen implement used for grating food products such as cheese) · grc τυρόκνηστις (kitchen implement used for grating food products such as cheese) · fr râpe à fromage (kitchen implement used for grating food products such as cheese) · tr peynir rendesi (kitchen implement used for grating food products such as cheese) · ca ratllador de formatge (kitchen implement used for grating food products such as cheese) · eo fromaĝraspililo (kitchen implement used for grating food products such as cheese)