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Emmenthaler

[ em-uhn-tah-ler ]

noun

  1. a Swiss cheese made from cow's milk and containing small holes.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Emmenthaler1

< German, after Emmental a valley in Switzerland; -er 1

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Example Sentences

I have a small piece of Emmenthaler cheese and a honey-cake and a piece of bread that I can let you have.

The Schnitzel turned to leather in my mouth, the beer seemed tepid; I left the Emmenthaler untasted.

Freudenreich has determined the character and number of bacteria in Emmenthaler cheese, and Russell the same for cheddar cheese.

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