Meanings
proper noun
alternative Emmental · alternative Emmenthal · alternative Emmenthaler
- A Swiss cheese with many holes.
Synonyms: Swiss cheese
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA Swiss cheese with many holes.
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Origin
- Alemannic GermanEmmentaler
- EnglishEmmentaler
From Alemannic German Emmentaler, from Emmental, a valley in Switzerland. By surface analysis, Emme + Tal.
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Czech ementál
- ementálSwiss cheese
Finnish emmental, emmentaljuusto
- emmentalSwiss cheese
- emmentaljuustoSwiss cheese
German Emmentaler
- EmmentalerSwiss cheese
Greek Έμενταλ
- Έμενταλ (Émental)Swiss cheese
Hungarian ementáli
- ementáliSwiss cheese
Japanese エメンタール, エメンタールチーズ
- エメンタール (ementāru)Swiss cheese
- エメンタールチーズ (ementāruchīzu)Swiss cheese
Korean 에멘탈, 에멘탈 치즈
- 에멘탈 (emental)Swiss cheese
- 에멘탈 치즈 (emental chijeu)Swiss cheese
Polish ementaler
- ementalerSwiss cheese
Portuguese emmenthal, emmental
- emmenthalSwiss cheese
- emmentalSwiss cheese
Russian эммента́ль
- эммента́ль (emmentálʹ)Swiss cheese
Slovak ementál
- ementálSwiss cheese
Cite this entry
APA
Emmentaler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Emmentaler
MLA
“Emmentaler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Emmentaler. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Emmentaler,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Emmentaler.
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