chiesch

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German chāsi, from Proto-Germanic *kāsijaz, borrowed from Latin cāseus. Cognate with German Käse, Dutch kaas, Plautdietsch Kjees, West Frisian tsiis, English cheese, Elfdalian kęse.

Noun

chiesch m

  1. (Issime) cheese

References
  • “chiesch” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
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