cup cheese

noun

A soft, spreadable cheese descended from the German Kochkäse and associated with the Pennsylvania Dutch.

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Meanings

nouncup cheese (countable and uncountable, plural cup cheeses)

plural cup cheeses

  1. countableuncountableA soft, spreadable cheese descended from the German Kochkäse and associated with the Pennsylvania Dutch.

Origin

Originally sold in a cup.

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APA

cup cheese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cup%20cheese

MLA

“cup cheese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cup%20cheese. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cup cheese,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cup%20cheese.

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