Chaasleb

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German kæselap, from kæse (“cheese”) + leip (“round mass”). Cognate with German Käselaib.

Noun

Chaasleb n

  1. (Uri) rennet (enzyme used in cheesemaking)

References
  • “Chaasleb” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 23.
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