What does "kasseri" mean?

A medium-hard pale yellow cheese of Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey, usually made from unpasteurized sheep milk.

What is a synonym for "kasseri"?

Common synonyms include: cheese.

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A medium-hard pale yellow cheese of Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey, usually made from unpasteurized sheep milk. uncountable

Borrowed from Greek κασέρι (kaséri), from Ottoman Turkish قاشر (kaşer), from the plural of Aromanian caș (“cheese”), from Latin cāseus.

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