Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sirene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: sirene
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A slightly crumbly brined cheese made of cow, sheep, or goatmilk, similar to feta; popular in the Balkan Peninsula.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative spelling of siren.

Dated

Example Sentences

"[…] then the potato pieces were layered on top and the mess was doused with olive oil and spices and cooked for an hour. Vlado made a tomato salad, also, with sirene cheese."
"My curiosity was now satisfied: nothing, other than potatoes, bread, garlic and sirene cheese."
"A strudel-like banitsa (pastry) is eaten, which is an interlayering of sirene cheese with phyllo pastry—though it may also contain leeks or spinach […]"

Etymology

From Bulgarian сирене (sirene), from Proto-Slavic *syřenьje (“curdling”), from Proto-Indo-European *súHros, whence also English sour, German sauer.

Origin

Source language: Proto-Indo-European

Word Breakdown

Root: сирене, *syřenьje, *súHros

Usage

Inflected Forms

sirenes (plural) sirena (plural)

Questions

What does sirene mean?: A slightly crumbly brined cheese made of cow, sheep, or goatmilk, similar to feta; popular in the Balkan Peninsula.
Where does sirene come from?: It is traced to Proto-Indo-European.

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