Stilton

See also: stilton

English

Etymology

The cheese was named after the village where it was originally sold. The village's name comes from Old English Stichilton, probably meaning "farmstead or village at a stile or steep ascent".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɪltən/
• Rhymes: -ɪltən

Proper noun

Stilton

1. A village in Cambridgeshire (originally in Huntingdonshire), England.

Noun

Stilton (countable and uncountable, plural Stiltons)

1. A type of blue-veined cheese made in England.

Translations

blue-veined cheese made in England

• Finnish: stiltonjuusto
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See also

• Stilton

Further reading

• The official website of Stilton cheese

Anagrams

• Tiltons