semisoft

See also: semi-soft

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi

Latin sēmi-bor.

English semi-

Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Germanic *samþuz / *samftuz

Proto-Indo-European *-yos

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Germanic *-jaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ī

Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī)

Old English sōfte

Middle English softe

English soft

English semisoft

From semi- + soft.

Adjective

semisoft (not comparable)

1. (especially of food) Partially soft; partially melted.

   semisoft chocolate, semisoft butter

Alternative forms

• semi-soft

Translations

Translations

• Bulgarian: полутвърд (polutvărd)
• Māori: kūteretere

Noun

semisoft (plural semisofts)

1. (rare) Any semisoft variety of cheese.
   • 2014, Ian Coutts, The Perfect Keg:

     We had a selection of cheeses. From Ontario there was a ten-year-old cheddar made by prizewinning Maple Dale Cheese along with a couple of semisofts, one made from buffalo milk and the other, cow.