smältost

Swedish

Etymology

smälta (“melt”) +‎ ost (“cheese”)

Noun

smältost c

1. processed cheese

Usage notes

Unflavored cheese spread (mjukost) might be the immediate intuition of many native speakers, though things like American cheese are also smältost.

Declension

Declension of smältost

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	smältost	smältosts
	definite	smältosten	smältostens
plural	indefinite	smältostar	smältostars
	definite	smältostarna	smältostarnas

See also

• färskost
• mjukost

References

• smältost in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• smältost in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)