sirene
English
noun
Definitions
- (uncommon) A slightly crumbly brine cheese made of cow, sheep and/or goat milk, similar to feta; popular in the Balkan peninsula.
Etymology
Borrowed from Bulgarian сирене derived from Proto-Indo-European *suros.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*suros
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- besour English
- sorrel English
- sour English
- sour puss English
- sourball English
- sourbelly English
- sourberry English
- sourdough English
- soureth English
- sourfaced English
- sourful English
- sourgrass English
- sourhead English
- sourish English
- sourly English
- sourness English
- sourpuss English
- soursop English
- sourstuff English
- sourwood English
- unsour English
- Sauerampfer German
- Sauerkirsche German
- Sauerkraut German
- Sauerstoff German
- Sauerteig German
- Sauregurkenzeit German
- Säure German
- sauer German
- säuerlich German
- säuern German
- süßsauer German
- weinsauer German
- *suros Proto-Indo-European
- sour Middle English
- *syřenьje Proto-Slavic
- сирене Bulgarian
- sūr Middle High German
- saua Tok Pisin