Emmental

See also: emmental

English

Etymology

Alemannic German, literally "Emme's valley," from Emme (from the Emme river, from Gaulish/Gallo-Latin ambis (“river”), a variant of amnis (“stream, rapid water”)) + Tall (“valley”).

Proper noun

Emmental

1. A valley in Bern canton, Switzerland.
2. Alternative form of Emmentaler (“Swiss cheese with many holes”)
   • 2023 July 26, Christian Wolmar, “Closing ticket offices to lead to 'catch-22' for passengers”, in RAIL, number 988, page 42:

     Well, there are more holes in that argument than in a chunk of Emmental.

Anagrams

• emmantle, metalmen