cheddar · noun, verb1
From Cheddar cheese. The slang use meaning "money, currency" may be derived from association with cheese (“wealth”), probably from Persian چیز (čiz, “thing”).
Cheddar · proper noun, noun2
- Old English · inherited fromCeodre
- Middle English · inherited from[Term?]
- English todayCheddar
From Middle English [Term?], from Old English Ceodre, likely from the word ceodor (“cavity, pouch; ravine”), as there is a gorge near the town.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.