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Monterey Jack

noun

Definition of MONTEREY JACK

:  a semisoft whole-milk cheese with high moisture content
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Origin of MONTEREY JACK

David Jack or Jacks †1907 California landowner
First Known Use: 1940

Rhymes with MONTEREY JACK

ammoniac, amnesiac, biofeedback, celeriac, demoniac, elegiac, insomniac, paranoiac, simoniac, tacamahac

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