"cheese grater" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cheese graters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cheese grater (plural cheese graters)
  1. A kitchen implement used for grating food products (such as cheese and carrots). Synonyms: grater, cheesegrater, cheese-grater Translations (kitchen implement used for grating food products such as cheese): τυρόκνηστις (turóknēstis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), fromaĝraspililo (Esperanto), juustoraastin (Finnish), râpe à fromage [feminine] (French), Käsereibe [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-cheese_grater-en-noun-8aWiqq-h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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