Montereyn.

Brit.

/ˌmɒntəˈreɪ/, U.S.

/ˌmɑn(t)əˈreɪ/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Monterey.

Etymology: < Monterey, the name of a city and county in U.S. state of California.The city lies at the southern end of Monterey Bay, which was named in 1602 by the Spanish explorer Sebastián Vizcaíno in honour of the Count of Monte Rey, viceroy of Mexico. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mǫnterēⁱ·) /mɒnteɪˈreɪ/, /mɒntə-/.

1. Monterey cypress n. the cypress Cupressus macrocarpa, native to the Monterey peninsula but widely cultivated elsewhere; = macrocarpa n.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > hedge plants

Christmas bush1750

caragana1866

macrocarpa1866

Monterey cypress1868

1847 Commerc. Rev. South & West June 546 About twelve miles to the southward of Monterey is a large cypress grove.

1863 J. S. Hittell Resources Calif. 97 The coast cypress (Cupressus macro-carpus) is found only on Cedar Point, at Monterey.]

1868 T. F. Cronise Nat. Wealth Calif. 123 The beautiful Monterey cypress, (cupressus macrocarpus), a favorite ornamental tree, is peculiar to this locality.

1873 J. E. Lester Atlantic to Pacific 92 Beneath the shade of a Monterey Cypress, is the sarcophagus which holds the cherished dust of Starr King.

1939 R. Chandler Big Sleep xxi. 156 It was now a big dark outwardly shabby place in a thick grove of wind-twisted Monterey cypresses.

1969 T. H. Everett Living Trees of World 35/2 The Monterey cypress.., sometimes is as much as 90 feet tall.

1987 K. Rushforth Tree Planting & Managem. (1990) 167/1 Monterey cypress has a fast initial growth rate but then slows down and only makes a tree to 20–35m.

2. Monterey pine n. a large pine, Pinus radiata, native to south-western North America but widely cultivated elsewhere, esp. as a timber tree in Australia and New Zealand. Also called radiata pine.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > pines and allies

pine treeeOE

pineOE

pine-nut treec1330

pineapplec1390

pineapple treea1398

mountain pine1597

pine1597

mountain pine1601

frankincense1611

rosin flower?1611

black pine1683

Scotch pine1706

yellow pine1709

Jersey pine1743

loblolly pine1760

mugoa1768

Scots pine1774

Scotch fir1777

arrow plant1779

scrub pine1791

Georgia pine1796

old field pine1797

tamarack1805

grey pine1810

pond pine1810

New Jersey pine1818

loblolly1819

Corsican pine1824

celery-top pine1827

toatoa1831

heavy-wooded pine1836

nut pine1845

celery pine1851

celery-topped pine1851

sugar-pine1853

western white pine1857

Jeffrey1858

Korean pine1858

lodge-pole pine1859

jack pine1863

whitebark pine1864

twisted pine1866

Monterey pine1868

tanekaha1875

chir1882

slash-pine1882

celery-leaved pine1883

knee-pine1884

knobcone pine1884

matsu1884

meadow pine1884

Alaska pine1890

limber pine1901

bristlecone pine1908

o-matsu1916

insignis1920

radiata1953

1850 B. Taylor Eldorado I. v. 51 The picturesque houses of Monterey, the pine woods behind.]

1868 T. F. Cronise Nat. Wealth Calif. 509 Pinus Insignis, (Dougl.), well known as the Monterey Pine.

1874 J. S. Hittell Resources Calif. (ed. 6) xi. 358 The Monterey pine..is extensively cultivated as an ornamental tree.

1935 Discovery Mar. 82/1 The Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata) is the tree that has proved most successful in Australia as a forestry product.

1971 Countryman 76 iv. 184 The collared dove has..one stronghold in the Monterey pines on the west side of Porthcressa.

1990 Garden (Royal Hort. Soc.) May 221/1 My respect for Monterey pine as a shelter-belt ‘subject’..took a nasty knock.

†3. Monterey halibut n. Obsolete rare a large flounder, Paralichthys californicus (family Bothidae), common off the coast of California and caught for sport and commercially as a food fish; the California halibut.

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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Pleuronectiformes (flat-fish) > [noun] > family Pleuronectidae > member of genus Platichthyes (flounder)

flukea700

buttc1300

floundera1450

suanta1609

salmon flounder1815

Monterey halibut1882

1882 D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert Synopsis Fishes N. Amer. 821 Paralichthys californicus..Monterey halibut; Bastard Halibut.

4. Monterey mackerel n. (also Monterey Spanish mackerel) a blue and silver mackerel, Scomberomorus concolor, found in warm parts of the Pacific Ocean.

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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Scombroidei (mackerel) > [noun] > family Scombridae > genus Scomber > member of (mackerel)

mackerelc1300

yellowtaila1622

Scomber1623

tinker1848

Spanish mackerel1880

Monterey mackerel1884

thimble-eye1888

1884 G. B. Goode in G. B. Goode et al. Fisheries U.S.: Sect. I 316 The Monterey Mackerel—Scomberomorus concolor.

1911 Rep. Comm. U.S. Bureau Fisheries 1908 316 In California the Monterey Spanish mackerel..is a most excellent food fish.

1983 W. N. Eschmeyer & E. S. Herald Field Guide Pacific Coast Fishes N. Amer. 273 Gulf Sierra... Also known as the Monterey Spanish Mackerel.

a. Monterey cheese n. originally and chiefly U.S. = Monterey Jack n. at sense 5b.

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the world > food and drink > food > dairy produce > cheese > [noun] > varieties of cheese

goat cheeseOE

green cheesec1390

rowen cheesea1425

bred-cheesec1440

hard cheesec1470

ruen cheese1510

parmesan1538

spermyse1542

angelot1573

cow-cheese1583

goat's cheese1588

Cheshire Cheese1597

eddish-cheese1615

nettle cheese1615

aftermath cheese1631

marsolini1636

Suffolk cheese1636

Cheddar cheesea1661

rowen1673

parmigianoa1684

raw-milk cheesea1687

fleet cheese1688

sage-cheese1714

Rhode Island cheese1733

Stilton cheese1736

Roquefort cheese1762

American cheese1763

fodder cheese1784

Old Peg1785

blue cheese1787

Dunlop cheese1793

Wiltshire1794

Gloucester1802

Gruyère1802

Neufchâtel1814

Limburger cheese1817

Dunlop1818

fog cheese1822

Swiss cheese1822

Suffolk thumpa1825

Stilton1826

skim dick1827

stracchino cheese1832

Blue Vinney1836

Edam1836

Schabzieger1837

sapsago1846

Munster1858

mysost1861

napkin cheese1865

provolone1865

Roquefort1867

Suffolk bang1867

Leicester1874

Brie1876

Camembert1878

Gorgonzola1878

Leicester cheese1880

Port Salut1881

Wensleydale1881

Gouda1885

primost1889

Cantal1890

Suisse1891

bondon1894

Petit Suisse1895

Gervais1896

Lancashire1896

Pont l'Évêque1896

reggiano1896

Romano1897

fontina1898

Caerphilly cheese1901

Derby cheese1902

Emmental1902

Liptauer1902

farmer cheese1904

robiola1907

gjetost1908

reblochon1908

scamorza1908

Cabrales1910

Jack1910

pimento cheese1910

mozzarella1911

pimiento cheese1911

Monterey cheese1912

processed cheese1918

Tillamook1918

tvorog1918

anari1919

process cheese1923

Bel Paese1926

pecorino1931

Oka1936

Parmigiano–Reggiano1936

vacherin1936

Monterey Jack1940

Red Leicester1940

demi-sel1946

tomme1946

Danish blue1948

Tilsit1950

St.-Maure1951

Samsoe1953

Havarti1954

paneer1954

taleggio1954

feta1956

St. Paulin1956

bleu cheese1957

Manchego1957

Ilchester1963

Dolcelatte1964

chèvre1965

Chaource1966

Windsor Red1969

halloumi1970

Montrachet1973

Chaumes1976

Lymeswold1981

cambozola1984

yarg1984

1912 Washington Post 14 Jan. m4 ‘Jack’ is a second native American cheese. It was first made in Monterey County, California, about a quarter of a century ago, and was then called ‘Monterey’ cheese.

1969 M. Z. Bradley Brass Dragon (1980) iv. 74 I got some of that Monterey cheese you like; we'll have it on toasted sandwiches.

2000 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 13 Nov. m6 Better was grilled shrimp ($8.50), eight tasty large shrimp on a bed of rice, covered with Monterey cheese.

b. Monterey Jack n. (also Monterey Jack cheese) [named after David Jacks (born David Jack; 1822–1909), Scottish-born dairy rancher who first produced the cheese in Monterey County, California, in the 1880s] originally U.S. a kind of semi-hard cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.

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