emmenthal
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
emmenthalborrowed from German Emmenthaler, which comes from the Emme valley, Thal in German, a river in Switzerland. This region was formerly called Emmenthal, hence the original spelling of the word: Emmenthal. It is its current form according to the German spelling reform of 1901, Emmental, which has given the spelling without h.
Definition
Plural
emmenthals
Translations
german:Emmentaler
english:Swiss cheese