Serac

Quick meaning: Serac is a noun meaning (geography, glaciology) A sharp tower of ice formed by intersecting crevasses of a glacier.

Meaning

(geography, glaciology) A sharp tower of ice formed by intersecting crevasses of a glacier.

More Meanings

1. Often sérac: a hard, cone-shaped, pale green, strongly flavoured cheese from Switzerland made from skimmed cow milk and blue fenugreek (Trigonella caerulea); Schabziger, Sapsago. It is usually eaten grated, mixed with butter, or in a fondue.

Example Sentences

Note the Alpine cheese dairy on the Iseltenalp, where fresh dairy produce are made every day (milk, butter, cheese and serac).

The Boltoro Glacier […] The surface of the glacier is rough and uneven, broken by crevasses and covered by seracs and rock debris.

Here and elsewhere the sérac, which is something between curd and cheese, may be advantageously taken instead of butter, which is almost always bad.

The smoke found its way out of the holes in the roof as it liked best; and nearly over the fire was a black smoky shelf, supporting several masses of that inferior white cheese, called Serac.

Word Forms

• seracs

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sbrinz, raclette, fromage, swiss, kasseri, semisoft.

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