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Original question by @wendyz@lemmy.ml

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[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 44 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No way! It's called cheese in my language too. crazy.

[–] FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Damn, that's crazy. My language too.

[–] FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] IhaveCrabs111@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

In my language it’s called cheese

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 4 points 2 months ago

Sheēble pārpmpā rpm gek dē parp ¡cheese! flurdle,,,

[–] user_5359@feddit.org 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] Kissaki@feddit.org 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Käse (Germany)

I wonder what it's called in Austria

[–] rustyfish@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Probably something like topfenschnarkel.

[–] domi@lemmy.secnd.me 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Depending on where in Austria:

Kas, Käs or Kaas

[–] virku@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] frank@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] Drekaridill@feddit.is 3 points 2 months ago

Ostur - Icelandic (yes, I've heard the -ur joke)

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[–] Takapapatapaka@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Fromage - French (with other informal words such as "fromton" or "claquos")

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Omelette du fromage.

The only French I know, thanks to Dexter's Laboratory.

[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 months ago (4 children)

It's also incorrect! The dish is omelette au fromage. That's because it's an omelette with cheese and not of cheese.

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's because it's an omelette with cheese and not of cheese

These are Americans we're talking about. Maybe it is an omelette of cheese?

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

ngl it's about half and half whenever I make one. 🖐️🫣

Disclaimer: not American, I just like cheese.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Damn it, Dee Dee!

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago

Thank you, I knew what it meant to say, but my auto-translate (in my brain) pictured a disc of fried cheese initially, and I was wondering why it felt wrong. I know just enough French to get myself into trouble.

[–] Courantdair@jlai.lu 4 points 2 months ago

Even if it was omelette of cheese it would be "omelette de fromage"

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[–] Penguin_1024@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 2 months ago

Queso - Spanish

Cheese - English

[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 months ago

"Too expensive."

[–] ndupont@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 months ago
[–] thelsim@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] crony@lemmy.cronyakatsuki.xyz 8 points 2 months ago

Sir ( Croatian/Bosnian/Serbian )

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 months ago
[–] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Caws 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

(Actually I'm English so that's not my language, I just happened to know that one in Welsh)

[–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

That sounds like the Dutch word for cheese, "kaas". Only where you have a stumped /au̯ / sound, we have a long /a:/ sound.

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[–] thenose@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Sajt. Funny enough sajt is my default test word eg.: is google working let me search for sajt

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[–] Frjttr@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 6 points 2 months ago

جبنة/gebna (Arabic, will vary by dialect).

[–] Ideonek@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Ser (pronounced like in "Yes, sir!")

[–] karasu_sue@pf.korako.me 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] karasu_sue@pf.korako.me 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

乾酪 (kanraku) – a formal or technical term, rarely used in everyday conversation.

蘇 (so) – an ancient dairy food made by boiling down milk, somewhat like early cheese in Japan.

[–] siftmama@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Panir/paneer - Kurdish

[–] zout@fedia.io 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Keeze (Dutch Lower Saxon).

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[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago

Fromaĝo (Esperanto 💚⭐)

[–] johnydoe666@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago

Kaas - Dutch

[–] HeathenPope@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

奶酪 (nai3 lao4) - Mandarin Chinese

сирење (sirenje) - Macedonian (soft white cheeses) кашкавал (kashkaval) - Macedonian (firm yellow cheeses)

[–] NorthWestWind@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

芝士 gang (zi1 si6*2 in Cantonese)

[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Queijo (pronounced 'keijo')

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[–] stepan@lemmy.cafe 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] user_5359@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago

If you want a quick overview, Wikipedia can also help: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A4se#/languages

[–] Jojowski@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 months ago

Juusto - Finnish

[–] junkthief@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago

It’s nice that you credit who asked the original question, but you could just cross post their original post

[–] RushLana@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago

Le fromage ! Men it's like thoose french guys have a whole other languages ! Source

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