Definitions
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- noun A hard, straw-colored, cow's milk cheese with a nutty flavor.
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- noun a smaller of the four Swiss breeds
Etymologies
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Named for the Appenzell region of Switzerland
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Examples
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Ever make a three cheese fondue with emmentaller, gruyère, and appenzeller?
At the Mauve Café. Ann Althouse 2009
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I would expect emmentaler, appenzeller, or gruyère.
The Next Morning Café. Ann Althouse 2009
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I myself have always had a weakness for women's feet, and I hate people who tell jokes in which feet are associated with the odor of certain cheeses, like appenzeller, camembert, gorgonzola.
Journey to Gorgonzola Buzzi, Aldo 1993
mollusque commented on the word appenzeller
Breeds of what, Weirdnet?
March 21, 2009
sionnach commented on the word appenzeller
Image search seems equally split among hens, dogs, cheeses, and Swiss people.
I guess we might reasonably rule out cheeses, which don't normally breed (unless one is talking about casu marzu, in which case all bets are off).
That narrows it down to three options.
March 21, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word appenzeller
Your unwillingness to consider the breeding capability of cheeses cheeses me off.
March 21, 2009
bilby commented on the word appenzeller
I think it's breeds of yodellers.
March 21, 2009
reesetee commented on the word appenzeller
Clearly, it's a typo. WeirdNet is referring to Swiss breads.
March 22, 2009