Old Portuguese

Noun

queijo m

1. cheese
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 157 (facsimile):

     bon q̇ijo rezente‎

     good fresh cheese

Descendants

• Fala: quexio
• Galician: queixo
• Portuguese: queijo
  • Javanese: kèju
  • Malay: keju
    • Indonesian: keju
  • Tetum: keiju

Portuguese

queijo

Etymology

From Old Portuguese queijo ‎(“cheese”), from Latin cāseus ‎(“cheese”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kwat- ‎(“to ferment, become sour”). Cognate with Galician queixo, Spanish queso, Italian cacio, Romanian caș and English cheese.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐj.ʒu/, /ˈkej.ʒu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈke(j).ʒu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈke(j).ʒo/
• Hyphenation: quei‧jo

Noun

queijo m (plural queijos)

1. cheese (dairy product)

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• Malay: keju
  • Indonesian: keju
• Tetum: keiju