gjetost

noun

gjet·​ost

variants or less commonly gjedost

ˈy|ātˌōst,

ˈj|,

|et-,

-ˌȯst

plural -s

: a hard dark brown cheese usually made of goat's milk but sometimes made of a combination of cow's and goat's milk

Word History

Etymology

Norwegian gjetost, from gjet goat (from Old Norse geit) + ost cheese, from Old Norse ostr

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