brânză

Etymology
Compare 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬. Often considered to be a substratum word. Other theories suggest, on the basis of what is used to make cheese, a derivation from (originally meaning a linen covering, later a thin cloth for relic storage) through an intermediate  root ; for the development of the meaning, compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (probably from 🇨🇬, “sack”), 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬 (from 🇨🇬 from, “shape; mould”). Alternatively it was possibly borrowed from, originally referred to cheeses prepared in a sheep's stomach by reacting with the rennet inside; likewise, might have come from 🇨🇬. Displaced, which now refers to a specific type of cheese.

Noun

 * 1)  cheese
 * 2)  type of cheese

Usage notes
The singular form is usually used for white cheeses, while is used for yellow cheeses. The plural form is used for both.