n.
Pronunciation: ' ch ē z
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Middle English chese, from Old English c ē se, from Latin caseus cheese
Date: before 12th century
1 a : a food consisting of the coagulated, compressed, and usually ripened curd of milk separated from the whey b : an often cylindrical cake of this food
2 : something resembling cheese in shape or consistency
3 : something cheap or shabby : cheesy material <cinematic cheese >