/tʃiːz/

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Meaning

A yellow or white food made from milk that people eat and cook with.

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Word origin

From Old English cyse, taken from the Latin word caseus for cheese.

Origin
Old English
Root
cyse

Grammar

Gender
Pluralcheeses

Examples

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"Cheese" is a food made from milk.

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"Cheeses" is the plural, meaning many types of cheese.

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Here "cheese" is part of the meal.

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This word is taught in chapter 18, lesson 6: cheese, stare, football and 7 more words.