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(informal) Synonym of Emmentaler, a Swiss cheese with many holes / (colloquial) By extension, any cheese which resembles Emmentaler, especially ones with holes.

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Swiss cheese

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Swiss cheese

Noun

informal uncountable colloquial figuratively

Japanese Meaning

エメンタールチーズ（穴の多いスイスチーズ）の同義語。転じて、エメンタールチーズに似た特徴（特に多数の穴がある）を持つチーズ全般を指す場合もある。

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I packed Swiss cheese for the picnic because its nutty flavor goes perfectly with crusty bread.

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ナッツのような風味があるエメンタールチーズをピクニックに持って行った。かたいパンとよく合うからだ。

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(informal) Synonym of Emmentaler, a Swiss cheese with many holes

Sense（2）

(colloquial) By extension, any cheese which resembles Emmentaler, especially ones with holes.

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(figuratively, colloquial) Something that is full of holes or vulnerabilities.

"If people really knew the extent to which the Internet is Swiss cheese, they would freak out," Fancher says. As with employee crime, the best protections against attacks by outsiders are matters of common sense, say security experts.

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