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Where does “チーズ” come from?

チーズ (Japanese) comes from English cheese, from English cheesy, from Middle English chesy.

チーズ (Japanese): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “チーズ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcheeseA dairy product made from curdled or cultured...
2EnglishcheesyOverdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd,...
3Middle Englishchesy—

Words derived from “チーズ”

  • 桜チーズ
Every word from Middle English chesy →