Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

queijo

Noun
/ˈkeɪ.ʒoʊ/
Definition
A type of food produced from the pressed curds of milk, commonly known as cheese.
Examples
  • Queijo é um ingrediente popular em muitos pratos portugueses.
  • She loves to add queijo to her pasta dishes.
  • At the café, they serve a delicious sandwich with queijo and ham.
Meaning
Queijo is the Portuguese term for cheese, which refers to a wide variety of dairy products made by coagulating milk.
Synonyms
  • cheese
  • fromage
  • casein