cheese knife

noun

A type of knife used for cutting cheese, typically with a wide, curved blade with two prongs.

Meanings

nouncheese knife (plural cheese knives)

plural cheese knives

  1. A type of knife used for cutting cheese, typically with a wide, curved blade with two prongs.
  2. cookingA spatula used to break down curd.

Translations

Basque gazta-ganibet
  • gazta-ganibetknife for cutting cheese
Danish ostekniv
  • osteknivknife for cutting cheese
Dutch kaasmes
  • kaasmesknife for cutting cheese
Estonian juustunuga
  • juustunugaknife for cutting cheese
French couteau à fromage
  • couteau à fromageknife for cutting cheese
German Käsemesser
  • Käsemesserknife for cutting cheese
Icelandic ostahnífur
  • ostahnífurknife for cutting cheese
Italian coltello da formaggio
  • coltello da formaggioknife for cutting cheese
Polish nóż do sera
  • nóż do seraknife for cutting cheese
Portuguese faca de queijo
  • faca de queijoknife for cutting cheese
Russian сырный нож
  • сырный нож (syrnyj nož)knife for cutting cheese
Spanish cuchillo de queso
  • cuchillo de quesoknife for cutting cheese
Turkish peynir bıçağı
  • peynir bıçağıknife for cutting cheese
Cite this entry
APA

cheese knife. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheese%20knife

MLA

“cheese knife.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheese%20knife. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cheese knife,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheese%20knife.

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