Comments on: Cheese http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/07/07/cheese/ At the Crossroads of Sound and Meaning Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:20:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jeff Lilly http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/07/07/cheese/#comment-109 Jeff Lilly Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:58:26 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/07/07/cheese/#comment-109 It's great to have you drop by, Wolf! A kumquat (or cumquat) is a citrus-like fruit that grows on short trees, originally from China. The name comes from Cantonese (a variety of Chinese) <i>gam gwat</i>, literally "golden orange". If <i>gam gwat</i> is related at all to <i>kwat</i>, it's lost in ancient prehistory. And just so you don't think I know everything off the top of my head: I just lifted that, too, directly from Wikipedia. :-) It’s great to have you drop by, Wolf!

A kumquat (or cumquat) is a citrus-like fruit that grows on short trees, originally from China. The name comes from Cantonese (a variety of Chinese) gam gwat, literally “golden orange”. If gam gwat is related at all to kwat, it’s lost in ancient prehistory.

And just so you don’t think I know everything off the top of my head: I just lifted that, too, directly from Wikipedia. :-)

]]> By: Wolf http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/07/07/cheese/#comment-108 Wolf Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:28:47 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/07/07/cheese/#comment-108 Kwat? As in kumkwat? (sp?) And just what is a kumkwat, anyway? Thanks for tracing the word's lineage, Jeff! Nio and I are big fans of Jalapeno Monterey Jack. Goes great on tacos and burritos. Mmmmm, cheese. Kwat? As in kumkwat? (sp?) And just what is a kumkwat, anyway? Thanks for tracing the word’s lineage, Jeff! Nio and I are big fans of Jalapeno Monterey Jack. Goes great on tacos and burritos. Mmmmm, cheese.

]]> By: Jeff Lilly http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/07/07/cheese/#comment-103 Jeff Lilly Sun, 08 Jul 2007 08:25:07 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/07/07/cheese/#comment-103 Brie: 1848, from name of district in department Seine-et-Marne, southeast of Paris, famous for its cheeses. (Imagine! Thomas Jefferson never had brie.) Cheddar is named after its hometown, Cheddar, in Somerset, England. The town is probably named after the Old English word <i>ceodor</i>, "ravine" -- there is a nearby gorge. Brie: 1848, from name of district in department Seine-et-Marne, southeast of Paris, famous for its cheeses. (Imagine! Thomas Jefferson never had brie.)

Cheddar is named after its hometown, Cheddar, in Somerset, England. The town is probably named after the Old English word ceodor, “ravine” — there is a nearby gorge.

]]> By: Nio http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/07/07/cheese/#comment-102 Nio Sat, 07 Jul 2007 12:10:57 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/07/07/cheese/#comment-102 Wolf and I were talking about the <i>Word of the Day</i> while he was eating some a few weeks back. He looked at his cheese and said "Cheese. MMMm. There's a word you need to ask Jeff about." I myself am a brie gal, while Wolf is an extra sharp cheddar guy. Wolf and I were talking about the Word of the Day while he was eating some a few weeks back. He looked at his cheese and said “Cheese. MMMm. There’s a word you need to ask Jeff about.”

I myself am a brie gal, while Wolf is an extra sharp cheddar guy.

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