German word

Käse

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈkɛːzə/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncheese

Example

Er mag keinen Käse.

He doesn't like cheese.

Illustration for Käse (cheese)

More examples

Beim Weinabend haben wir verschiedene Sorten Käse probiert.

At the wine evening, we tasted various kinds of cheese.

Core concept

A familiar dairy food ranging from a hard slice to a soft mass spread on bread.

Common phrases

  • frischer Käse

    fresh cheese

  • Käse probieren

    taste cheese

Similar words

Milch: A white liquid drunk as it comes from cows, goats, and other mammals.
Butter: A firm, spreadable fat made by churning milk or cream.
Quark: A soft, creamy dairy product made by acid-curdling milk.
Joghurt: A thick, tangy dairy food made by fermenting milk.

Definition in German

Ein durch Gerinnen aus Milch gewonnenes Nahrungsmittel, das in vielen Sorten sowohl fest als auch streichfähig vorkommt.

Word origin

Käse developed from Old High German kasi, borrowed from Latin caseus, and is historically related to English cheese.

Usage tips

  • In the colloquial phrase Das ist Käse, Käse means nonsense rather than dairy food, and the phrase is not automatically a literal statement.

Related words

  • Käseherstellungcheesemakingnoun
  • käsenmake cheeseverb

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