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# emmental

noun (Emmental, uncountable; a piece of Emmental); also spelled Emmentaler, Emmenthal

«emmental» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Emmental is a yellow Swiss cheese with big round holes in it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emmental/#m1)
2. It has a mild, nutty taste and melts well, so it is used in sandwiches and fondue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emmental/#m2)

### In the lessons

A food word met in cooking lessons, shops and stories; it is the cheese cartoons show with holes. The holes are made by gas bubbles from tiny bacteria while the cheese ripens, which makes it a nice science example. Phrases: «a slice of Emmental», «Swiss cheese».

### Examples

- Emmental is the cheese with the big holes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emmental/#x1)
- I had a ham and Emmental sandwich for lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emmental/#x2)
- The holes in Emmental come from bubbles of gas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emmental/#x3)
- Mice in cartoons always eat cheese that looks like Emmental. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emmental/#x4)
- We melted Emmental on toast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emmental/#x5)
- Dad bought Emmental for the fondue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emmental/#x6)
- Emmental comes from Switzerland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emmental/#x7)
- Americans often just call it Swiss cheese. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emmental/#x8)

### Note

Usually written with a capital E because it is named after the Emme valley in Switzerland. Uncountable: «some Emmental», «a piece of Emmental». Myth: mice do not especially love cheese with holes; that is only cartoons.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «emmental» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emmental/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«emmental» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/emmental.html) on Mova free.