Definitions

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  • noun Swiss cheese with large holes

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Examples

  • Stop at La Kay Alice (0696-38-81-55), the little grocery store in Le Morne Rouge, for cheese (the processed emmenthal is strangely excellent), bread and fruit before continuing your ascent.

    Take Monday Off: Martinique Chris Nuttall-Smith 2011

  • Bravely, I walked into a luscious-looking fromagerie in Lucerne and proudly asked the fromager for "un morceau de fromage suisse", hoping to buy some emmenthal.

    rigolo - French Word-A-Day 2010

  • Bravely, I walked into a luscious-looking fromagerie in Lucerne and proudly asked the fromager for "un morceau de fromage suisse", hoping to buy some emmenthal.

    rigolo - French Word-A-Day 2010

  • As I spoon boeuf aux olives* and emmenthal cheese (French substitutes) into a flour jacket, I explain to Michel-the-roofer the difference between a Mexican tortilla and a French crêpe so that he doesn't go jumping to conclusions (namely, that a tortilla is a failed crêpe ...).

    French Word-A-Day: 2007

  • As I spoon boeuf aux olives* and emmenthal cheese (French substitutes) into a flour jacket, I explain to Michel-the-roofer the difference between a Mexican tortilla and a French crêpe so that he doesn't go jumping to conclusions (namely, that a tortilla is a failed crêpe ...).

    French Word-A-Day: 2007

  • As I spoon boeuf aux olives* and emmenthal cheese (French substitutes) into a flour jacket, I explain to Michel-the-roofer the difference between a Mexican tortilla and a French crêpe so that he doesn't go jumping to conclusions (namely, that a tortilla is a failed crêpe ...).

    déballer - French Word-A-Day 2007

  • As I spoon boeuf aux olives* and emmenthal cheese (French substitutes) into a flour jacket, I explain to Michel-the-roofer the difference between a Mexican tortilla and a French crêpe so that he doesn't go jumping to conclusions (namely, that a tortilla is a failed crêpe...)

    déballer - French Word-A-Day 2007

  • As I spoon boeuf aux olives* and emmenthal cheese (French substitutes) into a flour jacket, I explain to Michel-the-roofer the difference between a Mexican tortilla and a French crêpe so that he doesn't go jumping to conclusions (namely, that a tortilla is a failed crêpe...)

    French Word-A-Day: 2007

  • Of course the choice of cheeses can vary, raclette and emmenthal are good options.

    Archive 2006-05-01 2006

  • Of course the choice of cheeses can vary, raclette and emmenthal are good options.

    At My Table 2006

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