noun
Colby
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noun
1
A mild, soft American cheese similar to cheddar but moister, made using a washed-curd technique.
"The sandwich was stacked with turkey and colby cheese."
"Colby melts nicely on burgers."
How to Use Colby
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA mild yellow-orange cheese, a bit softer and milder than cheddar.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
Colbys plural, Colbys plural, Colbies plural
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Etymology
Named after Colby, Wisconsin, the town where the cheese was first made in the 1880s.