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Monterey Jack

noun

: a semisoft whole-milk cheese with high moisture content

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Chipotle Smashed Sweet Potatoes call on cumin, chipotle chile pepper, and Monterey Jack cheese for Southwestern flair. Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2025 My favorite are the Cheese & Green Chile Tamales which get a little kick from the green chiles, red chile purée, and Monterey Jack cheese. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025 Dilly Pickle Monterey Jack with Pickles Cheese: 6 oz. Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025 The chipmunks teamed with an Australian mouse named Monterey Jack, his dragonfly pal Zipper, and the team’s mechanic, Gadget Hackwrench, to battle such villainous characters as Fat Cat and Professor Norton Nimnul. Will Harris, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Monterey Jack

Word History

Etymology

David Jack or Jacks †1907 California landowner

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Monterey Jack was in 1940

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“Monterey Jack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Monterey%20Jack. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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