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semisoft

adj

Etymology

From semi- + soft.

  1. derived from *semptio-✻
  2. inherited from *samft(ī)✻
  3. inherited from sōfte
  4. inherited from softe
  5. prefixed as semisoft — “semi + soft”

Definitions

  1. Partially soft

    Partially soft; partially melted.

    • semisoft chocolate, semisoft butter

  2. Any semisoft variety of cheese.

    • We had a selection of cheeses. From Ontario there was a ten-year-old cheddar made by prizewinning Maple Dale Cheese along with a couple of semisofts, one made from buffalo milk and the other, cow.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA