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Translation

cheese

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Word origin

From French fromage, from Latin caseus formaticus, 'cheese shaped in a mould', built on forma ('form, mould'). The shape word won out over the cheese word in French and Italian (formaggio), so English form is the surviving relative.

Origin
Latin, via French
Root
formaticus
English cognates
form, format

Examples

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I like bread with cheese.

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This cheese comes from a small village in the mountains.

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The mouse found a piece of cheese.

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This word is taught in chapter 14, lesson 7: fromaĝo, kliento, klubo and 7 more words.