corn cheese

UK/kɔːn t͡ʃiːz/Canada, US/kɔɹn t͡ʃiz/

noun

A South Korean dish made of sweet corn (often canned) and mozzarella cheese.

OriginKorean 콘치즈 ← English corn + cheese →
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Meanings

nouncorn cheese (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA South Korean dish made of sweet corn (often canned) and mozzarella cheese.

Origin

  1. Englishcorn + cheese
  2. Korean콘치즈
  3. Englishcorn cheese

Calque of Korean 콘치즈 (konchijeu), itself a pseudo-anglicism from English corn + cheese.

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APA

corn cheese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corn%20cheese

MLA

“corn cheese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corn%20cheese. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corn cheese,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corn%20cheese.

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