Etymology

Emmentaler

Em·men·ta·ler
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Today it means: A Swiss cheese with many holes. Full definition →

Alemannic German Emmentaler
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  1. Alemannic German · borrowed fromEmmentaler
  2. English todayEmmentaler

From Alemannic German Emmentaler, from Emmental, a valley in Switzerland. By surface analysis, Emme + Tal.

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