brynza
Appearance
Czech
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Romanian brânză, of unclear origin. Perhaps the ultimate source is Albanian brëndës (“intestines”), as the term originally referred to cheeses prepared in a sheep's stomach by reacting with the rennet inside.[1]
Noun
[edit]brynza f
Declension
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Vladimir Orel, Albanian Etymological Dictionary, s.v. "brenda" (Leiden: Brill, 1998), 35.