Cheddar
See also: cheddar
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English [Term?], from Old English Ceodre, likely from the word ceodor (“cavity, pouch; ravine”), as there is a gorge near the town.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛdɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛdə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (Somerset) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛdɑːɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɛdə(ɹ)
Proper noun edit
Cheddar
- 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).
- A ghost town in Highlands East municipality, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
A village in Somerset, England
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Cheddar cheese — see Cheddar cheese
Noun edit
Cheddar (countable and uncountable, plural Cheddars)
References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “cheddar”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.