serac

Etymology
From, from , , from , from , from. Sense 2 is from the resemblance of the towers of ice to the cheese, which tends to cleave into rectangular pieces.

Noun

 * 1) Often : a hard, cone-shaped, pale green, strongly flavoured cheese from Switzerland made from skimmed cowmilk and blue fenugreek ; Schabziger, Sapsago. It is usually eaten grated, mixed with butter, or in a fondue.
 * 2)  A sharp tower of ice formed by intersecting crevasses of a glacier.
 * 1)  A sharp tower of ice formed by intersecting crevasses of a glacier.
 * 1)  A sharp tower of ice formed by intersecting crevasses of a glacier.
 * 1)  A sharp tower of ice formed by intersecting crevasses of a glacier.

Translations

 * French:
 * German: Schabziger


 * Catalan: serac
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: sérak
 * French:
 * German: Sérac
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 * Portuguese: serac
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 * Spanish: serac
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Noun

 * 1)   a sharp ridge of ice between crevasses of a glacier