Chaasleb

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German kæselap, from kæse (“cheese”) + leip (“round mass”). Cognate with German Käselaib.

Noun

Chaasleb n

1. (Uri) rennet (enzyme used in cheesemaking)

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 23.