"plastic cheese" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: plastic cheeses [plural]
Etymology: From the cheese's resemblance to glossy plastic. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} plastic cheese (countable and uncountable, plural plastic cheeses)
  1. Any soft cheese that can be moulded. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-plastic_cheese-en-noun-f9UFLR~K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41
  2. (informal) Any processed cheese of an inferior quality, often sliced and wrapped in plastic film. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-plastic_cheese-en-noun-PRNV9KDa

Inflected forms

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