チーズ — meaning in English
chīzu
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English meaning
- cheese noun A solid food made from curdled milk, typically aged and eaten in slices, blocks, or grated.
Senses
チーズ is used for these senses in English:
- cheese (photography) Said while being photographed, to give the impression of smiling.
- cheese (uncountable) A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.
- say cheese (idiomatic, mostly, imperative) To smile for a photograph by saying the word "cheese" (the vowel of which, when pronounced as is usual in English, forces a somewhat smile-shaped mouth).
cheese — full definition
- noun A solid food made from curdled milk, typically aged and eaten in slices, blocks, or grated.
- noun Something overly sentimental, corny, or clichéd (usually as "cheesy" or "the cheese").
- verb Informally, to smile broadly, especially for a photo.