Emmental
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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
- A valley in Bern canton, Switzerland.
- 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.