Phrase guide

processed cheese

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several types of natural cheese that are pasteurized to lengthen storage life and combined with emulsifiers to aid smoothness. In some cases, processed cheeses contain added colorings and preservatives.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cheese food

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cheese, processed food, food

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noun

Meaning 2

made by blending several lots of cheese

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: process cheese

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cheese

History

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հալած պանիր (halac panir) — any of several types of natural cheese
  • Azerbaijani: əridilmiş pendir — any of several types of natural cheese
  • Bulgarian: топе́но си́рене (topéno sírene) — any of several types of natural cheese
  • Chinese Mandarin: 加工乾酪 /加工干酪 (jiāgōng gānlào) — any of several types of natural cheese
  • Cimbrian: geröastatn khes — any of several types of natural cheese
  • Czech: tavený sýr — any of several types of natural cheese
  • Czech: taveňák — any of several types of natural cheese
  • Dutch: smeltkaas — any of several types of natural cheese
  • Finnish: sulatejuusto — any of several types of natural cheese
  • German: Schmelzkäse — any of several types of natural cheese
  • Italian: formaggio fuso — any of several types of natural cheese
  • Japanese: プロセスチーズ (purosesu chīzu) — any of several types of natural cheese
  • Korean: 가공치즈 (gagongchijeu) — any of several types of natural cheese
  • Polish: ser topiony — any of several types of natural cheese
  • Russian: пла́вленый сыр (plávlenyj syr) — any of several types of natural cheese
  • Serbo-Croatian: топљени сир — any of several types of natural cheese
  • Serbo-Croatian: зде̑нка — any of several types of natural cheese
  • Serbo-Croatian: topljeni sir — any of several types of natural cheese
  • Serbo-Croatian: zdȇnka — any of several types of natural cheese
  • Spanish: queso procesado — any of several types of natural cheese
  • Swedish: smältost — any of several types of natural cheese
  • Swedish: mjukost — any of several types of natural cheese
  • Welsh: caws wedi'i brosesu — any of several types of natural cheese