"squeaky cheese" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Fresh curds squeak against the teeth when bitten into, due to air trapped inside the porous material. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} squeaky cheese (uncountable)
  1. Cheese curds. Tags: uncountable Translations (cheese curds): leipäjuusto (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-squeaky_cheese-en-noun-LtLfl0tF Disambiguation of 'cheese curds': 92 8
  2. Synonym of bread cheese. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: bread cheese [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-squeaky_cheese-en-noun-5KFgyP0T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 72
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