geitost

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noun

brunost

OriginNorwegian geitost ← Old Norse geit →
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Meanings

noungeitost (uncountable)

alternative gjetost

  1. uncountablebrunost

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
brunost

Origin

  1. Old Norsegeit
  2. Norwegiangeitost“goat cheese”
  3. Englishgeitost

Borrowed from Norwegian geitost (“goat cheese”), which is geit (“goat”) + ost (“cheese”), from Old Norse geit + ostr.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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