Cheeselet
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈt͡ʃiːzlɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cheeselet is a noun meaning (US, archaic) A baked dish of bread and cheese covered with a mixture of eggs and milk.
Meaning
(US, archaic) A baked dish of bread and cheese covered with a mixture of eggs and milk.
More Meanings
- (chiefly Malta) A small, usually roundish lump of cheese; a baby cheese; specifically, a particular type made with sheep's milk in Malta.
Example Sentences
Meg gazed desperately across the room to where Monty was guffawing with mirth and stuffing into his mouth a cheeselet.
A small cheese basket is known as a qaleb […] The cheeselet that is made in it is called a gbeina, smaller brother, as it were, of the rikotta.
Soft cheeselets, freshly made from sheeps'^([sic]) or goats' milk, rated as a favourite delicacy – and as trustworthy carriers of undulant fever.
Dr. Debono then commented on the interesting problem of the local cheeselets. While these in Malta are supposed to be made out of sheep's milk they should not theoretically constitute a serious danger because the incidence of Brucellosis in sheep in Malta is about 1%.
Word Forms
- cheeselets
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cheeselip, cheeselep, cheeseball, cheese, pickcheese, chessel.
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