stilton

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/ˈstɪltən/

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1689).

OriginOld English stigel →
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Meanings

stilton1

nounstilton (countable and uncountable, plural stiltons)

plural stiltons

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of Stilton (“type of cheese”).

Stilton2

proper nounStilton (countable and uncountable, plural Stiltons)

plural Stiltons

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1689).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.
nounStilton (countable and uncountable, plural Stiltons)

plural Stiltons

  1. countableuncountableA type of blue-veined cheese made in England.
  2. archaiccountableslanguncountableThat which is needed or wanted; the very thing; the ticket.

    That's the Stilton!

Origin

  1. Old Englishstigel“stile”
  2. EnglishStilton

Recorded as Stichiltone in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from Old English stigel (“stile”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The cheese was named after the village where it was originally sold.

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Translations

Dutch stilton
  • stiltonblue-veined cheese made in England
Finnish stiltonjuusto
  • stiltonjuustoblue-veined cheese made in England
French stilton
  • stiltonblue-veined cheese made in England
Japanese スティルトン
  • スティルトン (sutiruton)blue-veined cheese made in England
Korean 스틸턴
  • 스틸턴 (seutilteon)blue-veined cheese made in England
Polish stilton
  • stiltonblue-veined cheese made in England
Russian сти́лтон
  • сти́лтон (stílton)blue-veined cheese made in England
Swedish stilton
  • stiltonblue-veined cheese made in England

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with stilton

MiltonWilton
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Cite this entry
APA

stilton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stilton

MLA

“stilton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stilton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stilton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stilton.

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