noun
Emmental cheese
A Swiss cheese with characteristic large holes. The name refers to the Emmental region.
エメンタールチーズは穴が大きいことで有名です。
Emmental cheese is famous for its large holes.
Variant with interpunct; less common in running text.
From German 'Emmentaler Käse' (Emmental cheese), referring to the Emmental region in Switzerland.