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Stilton^¹

/ˈstɪltən/

Rhymes with -ɪltən

Where it comes from

Recorded as Stichiltone in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from Old English stigel (“stile”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The cheese was named after the village where it was originally sold.

proper noun Stiltons

countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1689).
countable A habitational surname from Old English.

noun Stiltons

countable, uncountable A type of blue-veined cheese made in England.
archaic, countable, slang, uncountable That which is needed or wanted; the very thing; the ticket. That's the Stilton!

stilton^²

noun stiltons

alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of Stilton (“type of cheese”).

Translations

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noun blue-veined cheese made in England

한국어	스틸턴 seutilteon
日本語	スティルトン sutiruton
Français	stilton
Русский	сти́лтон stílton

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@misc{stilton_2026,
  title = {stilton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stilton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}