cheddar

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Cheddar cheese. The slang use meaning "money, currency" may be derived from association with cheese (wealth), probably from Persian چیز (čiz, thing).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cheddar (countable and uncountable, plural cheddars)

  1. A cheese styled after the Cheddar cheese made in Cheddar.
  2. (slang) Money, cash, currency.
    • 1996, Junior M.A.F.I.A., Get Money:
      Touch my cheddar, feel my Beretta.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Verb[edit]

cheddar (third-person singular simple present cheddars, present participle cheddaring, simple past and past participle cheddared)

  1. (cheese making) To cut and press cheese so as to remove the whey and leave drier curds.

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English cheddar.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃedːɑr/, [ˈt̪ʃe̞dːɑ̝r]

Noun[edit]

cheddar

  1. cheddar (cheese)

Usage notes[edit]

Although used to refer to Cheddar cheese, the term in Finland is sometimes also used to refer to processed cheese (sulatejuusto), although having nothing to do with Cheddar cheese.

Declension[edit]

Inflection of cheddar (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative cheddar cheddarit
genitive cheddarin cheddarien
cheddareiden
cheddareitten
partitive cheddaria cheddareita
cheddareja
illative cheddariin cheddareihin
singular plural
nominative cheddar cheddarit
accusative nom. cheddar cheddarit
gen. cheddarin
genitive cheddarin cheddarien
cheddareiden
cheddareitten
partitive cheddaria cheddareita
cheddareja
inessive cheddarissa cheddareissa
elative cheddarista cheddareista
illative cheddariin cheddareihin
adessive cheddarilla cheddareilla
ablative cheddarilta cheddareilta
allative cheddarille cheddareille
essive cheddarina cheddareina
translative cheddariksi cheddareiksi
abessive cheddaritta cheddareitta
instructive cheddarein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of cheddar (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative cheddarini cheddarini
accusative nom. cheddarini cheddarini
gen. cheddarini
genitive cheddarini cheddarieni
cheddareideni
cheddareitteni
partitive cheddariani cheddareitani
cheddarejani
inessive cheddarissani cheddareissani
elative cheddaristani cheddareistani
illative cheddariini cheddareihini
adessive cheddarillani cheddareillani
ablative cheddariltani cheddareiltani
allative cheddarilleni cheddareilleni
essive cheddarinani cheddareinani
translative cheddarikseni cheddareikseni
abessive cheddarittani cheddareittani
instructive
comitative cheddareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative cheddarisi cheddarisi
accusative nom. cheddarisi cheddarisi
gen. cheddarisi
genitive cheddarisi cheddariesi
cheddareidesi
cheddareittesi
partitive cheddariasi cheddareitasi
cheddarejasi
inessive cheddarissasi cheddareissasi
elative cheddaristasi cheddareistasi
illative cheddariisi cheddareihisi
adessive cheddarillasi cheddareillasi
ablative cheddariltasi cheddareiltasi
allative cheddarillesi cheddareillesi
essive cheddarinasi cheddareinasi
translative cheddariksesi cheddareiksesi
abessive cheddarittasi cheddareittasi
instructive
comitative cheddareinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative cheddarimme cheddarimme
accusative nom. cheddarimme cheddarimme
gen. cheddarimme
genitive cheddarimme cheddariemme
cheddareidemme
cheddareittemme
partitive cheddariamme cheddareitamme
cheddarejamme
inessive cheddarissamme cheddareissamme
elative cheddaristamme cheddareistamme
illative cheddariimme cheddareihimme
adessive cheddarillamme cheddareillamme
ablative cheddariltamme cheddareiltamme
allative cheddarillemme cheddareillemme
essive cheddarinamme cheddareinamme
translative cheddariksemme cheddareiksemme
abessive cheddarittamme cheddareittamme
instructive
comitative cheddareinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative cheddarinne cheddarinne
accusative nom. cheddarinne cheddarinne
gen. cheddarinne
genitive cheddarinne cheddarienne
cheddareidenne
cheddareittenne
partitive cheddarianne cheddareitanne
cheddarejanne
inessive cheddarissanne cheddareissanne
elative cheddaristanne cheddareistanne
illative cheddariinne cheddareihinne
adessive cheddarillanne cheddareillanne
ablative cheddariltanne cheddareiltanne
allative cheddarillenne cheddareillenne
essive cheddarinanne cheddareinanne
translative cheddariksenne cheddareiksenne
abessive cheddarittanne cheddareittanne
instructive
comitative cheddareinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative cheddarinsa cheddarinsa
accusative nom. cheddarinsa cheddarinsa
gen. cheddarinsa
genitive cheddarinsa cheddariensa
cheddareidensa
cheddareittensa
partitive cheddariaan
cheddariansa
cheddareitaan
cheddarejaan
cheddareitansa
cheddarejansa
inessive cheddarissaan
cheddarissansa
cheddareissaan
cheddareissansa
elative cheddaristaan
cheddaristansa
cheddareistaan
cheddareistansa
illative cheddariinsa cheddareihinsa
adessive cheddarillaan
cheddarillansa
cheddareillaan
cheddareillansa
ablative cheddariltaan
cheddariltansa
cheddareiltaan
cheddareiltansa
allative cheddarilleen
cheddarillensa
cheddareilleen
cheddareillensa
essive cheddarinaan
cheddarinansa
cheddareinaan
cheddareinansa
translative cheddarikseen
cheddariksensa
cheddareikseen
cheddareiksensa
abessive cheddarittaan
cheddarittansa
cheddareittaan
cheddareittansa
instructive
comitative cheddareineen
cheddareinensa

Synonyms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English cheddar.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cheddar m (plural cheddars)

  1. Cheddar cheese

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English cheddar.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛ.dɐʁ/ [ˈʃɛ.dɐh], /ˈʃɛ.deʁ/ [ˈʃɛ.deh]
 

Noun[edit]

cheddar m (plural cheddars)

  1. Cheddar cheese (type of cheese)

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English cheddar.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cheddar m (plural cheddars)

  1. Cheddar cheese

Usage notes[edit]

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English cheddar.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cheddar c

  1. cheddar

Declension[edit]

Declension of cheddar 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative cheddar cheddarn
Genitive cheddars cheddarns