Main Entry: ¹cheese

Pronunciation: \ˈchēz\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English chese, from Old English cēse, from Latin caseus cheese

Date: before 12th century

1 a : a food consisting of the coagulated, compressed, and usually ripened curd of milk separated from the whey b : an often cylindrical cake of this food
2 : something resembling cheese in shape or consistency
3 : something cheap or shabby : cheesy material <cinematic cheese>