American cheese

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American cheese

noun American cheeses

countable, uncountable A common processed cheese, yellow or white in color and mild in flavor, with a medium-firm consistency. Near-synonyms: rat-trap cheese, rat cheese, government cheese
Similar: store cheese, rat-trap cheese, rat cheese, government cheese
countable, uncountable Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see American, cheese: any cheese made in America. The opinions on importation of American wheat and steel did not seem as negative as those against importation of American cheese and beer.

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noun common processed cheese with a medium-firm consistency

한국어	슬라이스 치즈 seullaiseu chijeu
Português	queijo americano
Deutsch	Sandwichkäse, Toastkäse
Română	brânză americană

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@misc{american_cheese_2026,
  title = {American cheese},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/american%20cheese},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}