Tilsit

noun

Til·​sit ˈtil-sət 

variants or less commonly Tilsiter

ˈtil-sə-tər 

: a semisoft porous light yellow cheese with a flavor that ranges from mild to sharp

Word History

Etymology

German Tilsiter, from Tilsit (now Sovetsk, Russia)

First Known Use

circa 1932, in the meaning defined above