queijo

Meaning

cheese (dairy product)

Concepts

cheese

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Malva sylvestris

cheeseflower

high mallow

tall mallow

dagwood

cheese wedge

antipasto

cheese wedge

Synonyms

fatia de queijo

Translations

fromage

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queso

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Käse

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formaggio

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kaas

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formatge

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τυρί

peynir

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caseus

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penîr

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formatge

cacio

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formaticum

جبن

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈke(j).ʒu/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: cāseus

Cognate with Galician: queixo

Cognate with Spanish: queso

Cognate with Italian: cacio

Cognate with Romanian: caș

Cognate with English: cheese

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese queijo (“cheese”), from Latin cāseus (“cheese”), see there for more. Cognate with Galician queixo, Spanish queso, Italian cacio, Romanian caș and English cheese.

Sentences

O sabor do queijo melhora com a idade .

The taste of cheese improves with age.

Eles fizeram bolinho de queijo .

They made cheese dumplings.