Standard Lemma guide

cheeselet

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃiːzlɪt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈt͡ʃizlət/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A small, usually roundish lump of cheese; a baby cheese; specifically, a particular type made with sheep's milk in Malta.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Malta

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A baked dish of bread and cheese covered with a mixture of eggs and milk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From cheese + -let (diminutive suffix). Sense 1 has been reinforced by the word’s use as a calque of Maltese ġbejna (literally “little cheese”), a diminutive of ġobon (“cheese”).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ջբեյնա (ǰbeyna) — small, usually roundish lump of cheese; specifically, a particular type made with sheep’s milk in Malta
  • Japanese: ジュベイナ — small, usually roundish lump of cheese; specifically, a particular type made with sheep’s milk in Malta
  • Japanese: ゴゾチーズ — small, usually roundish lump of cheese; specifically, a particular type made with sheep’s milk in Malta
  • Maltese: ġbejna — small, usually roundish lump of cheese; specifically, a particular type made with sheep’s milk in Malta
  • Russian: джбейна (džbejna) — small, usually roundish lump of cheese; specifically, a particular type made with sheep’s milk in Malta
  • Ukrainian: джбейна (džbejna) — small, usually roundish lump of cheese; specifically, a particular type made with sheep’s milk in Malta
  • Uzbek: jbeyna — small, usually roundish lump of cheese; specifically, a particular type made with sheep’s milk in Malta