noekkelost
noun
noek·kel·ost
ˈnə̄kəˌlōst
variants or nokkelost
ˈnäkəˌlȯst
plural -s
: a dark cheese made from whole or partly skimmed milk and spiced with cumin, caraway, or cloves, or all three
Word History
Etymology
Norwegian nøkkelost, from nøkkel key + ost cheese; from its being modeled after cheese from Leiden, Holland, that was marked with the crossed keys of Leiden's escutcheon
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