Cheddar

See also: cheddar

English

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.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛdɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛdə/

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• (Somerset) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛdɑːɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɛdə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Cheddar

1. 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).
2. A ghost town in Highlands East municipality, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.

Derived terms

• Cheddar cheese
• Cheddar pink

Translations

A village in Somerset, England

• German: Cheddar

Cheddar cheese — see Cheddar cheese

Noun

Cheddar (countable and uncountable, plural Cheddars)

1. Cheddar cheese.