often capitalized
: a hard white, yellow, or orange smooth-textured cheese with a flavor that ranges from mild to strong as the cheese matures
called also cheddar cheese
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The glossy Ayrshire cows are milked and the milk curdled into the farm’s award-winning cheddar cheese.
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Jessica Rawnsley, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
Stuffed with chicken, avocado ranch sauce, cheddar cheese and pico de gallo, the taco also includes a bit of crunchy inside with shredded purple cabbage and iceberg lettuce.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
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Jessica Rawnsley, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
Stuffed with chicken, avocado ranch sauce, cheddar cheese and pico de gallo, the taco also includes a bit of crunchy inside with shredded purple cabbage and iceberg lettuce.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Cheddar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheddar. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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named for Cheddar, village in England where the cheese was first made
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