brynza
Czech
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Romanian brânză, of unclear origin. Perhaps the ultimate source is Albanian brëndës (“intestines”), as the term originally referred to cheeses prepared in a sheep's stomach by reacting with the rennet inside.[1]
Noun
editbrynza f
Declension
editReferences
edit- ^ Vladimir Orel, Albanian Etymological Dictionary, s.v. "brenda" (Leiden: Brill, 1998), 35.