khes
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
- kese, khéeze
Etymology
From Old High German kāsi, from Proto-Germanic *kāsijaz, borrowed from Latin cāseus. Cognate with German Käse, Dutch kaas, Plautdietsch Kjees, West Frisian tsiis, English cheese, Elfdalian kęse.
Noun
khes m
- (Luserna) cheese
Derived terms
- geröastatn khes
References
- “khes” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien