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brânză
cheese /ˈbrɨnzə/
noun#2161 most common
Also: curd cheese, farmer's cheese
Example sentences
Eu mănânc brânză.
I eat cheese.
Îmi place brânza de vaci.
I like cottage cheese.
Am cumpărat brânză feta de la piață.
I bought feta cheese at the market.
Bunica face brânză de casă în fiecare vară.
Grandma makes homemade cheese every summer.
Fără sare, brânza nu se conservă la fel de bine.
Without salt, cheese does not keep as well.
Maturarea brânzeturilor tradiționale românești poate dura de la câteva săptămâni până la peste un an, în funcție de rețetă.
The aging of traditional Romanian cheeses can take from a few weeks to over a year, depending on the recipe.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | brânză | brânzeturi |
| Genitive | brânzei | brânzeturilor |
| Accusative | brânză | brânzeturi |
| Vocative | brânzo | brânzeturilor |
Word family
brânzăriecheese shop, dairy
brânzoaicăa pastry filled with sweet cheese
brânzoscheesy, tasting or smelling of cheese
brânză de burdufsheep cheese aged in bark or a sheepskin bag
Etymology
The origin of brânză is not settled. Most Romanian dictionaries list it as etymology unknown, and it does not come from Latin caseus, the source of the cheese words in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese. Linguists suspect it survives from the pre-Roman substrate language spoken in the region before Roman rule, alongside a small set of other everyday words. No confirmed Indo-European root has been established.
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