Backstein
noun
Back·stein
ˈbäkˌs(h)tīn
variants or less commonly Backsteiner
-nə(r)
plural -s
: a German cheese resembling limburger that is produced in brick shape
Word History
Etymology
German backsteinkäse, literally, brick cheese, from backstein brick (from backen to bake—from Old High German backan—+ stein stone, from Old High German) + käse cheese; akin to Old High German bahhan to bake
First Known Use
circa 1911, in the meaning defined above
- pass into history
- pass into law
- pass into the hands of
- pass it on
- pass judgment on
- pass line
- pass master
- pass muster
- pass off
- pass off as
- pass on
- pass out
- pass over
- pass sentence
- pass shooting
- pass someone or something off as
- pass someone's lips
- pass something down
- pass something in
- pass stroke
- pass the buck
- pass the hat
- pass the time
- pass the time of day
- pass the torch