khéeze

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Cimbrian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kæse, from Old High German chāsi, from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī, a borrowing from Latin cāseus. Cognate with German Käse, English cheese.

Noun

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khéeze m

  1. (Sette Comuni) cheese
    Dar khéeze is gamàcht mettar milche.
    Cheese is made with milk.

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Further reading

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  • Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
  • “khéeze” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo