caws
/kau̯s/masculine
The English word "cheese" is translated into Welsh as caws.
caws is a masculine noun used to refer to the dairy product cheese.
Meaning: dairy product (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
To say "the cheese", you add the article y before the word to form y caws.
How do you pronounce it?
/kaʊs/
Did you know?
- The word caws is an ancient borrowing from the Latin cāseus, showing that the Romans influenced the Welsh vocabulary for food.
- In some Welsh idioms, mentioning caws can be part of descriptions for things that are plain or unadorned.
- In Welsh, the word for 'cheese' is spelled almost identically to the word for 'cause' in English, though they are pronounced differently.
Examples in context
- Wyt ti’n hoffi caws?Do you like cheese?This example is useful for asking if someone likes caws.Tatoeba #8109603 by SteCymru14, translation #3825773 by CK
- Dych chi'n hoffi bwyta caws?Do you like to eat cheese?Tatoeba #10178995 by SabukHitam, translation #10178998 by SabukHitam
Example conversation
Catrin and Owain are making sandwiches in the kitchen.
- CatrinOwain, ble mae'r caws?Owain, where is the cheese?
- OwainMae'n yna yn y oelfrig.It is there in the fridge.
- CatrinDiolch, mi fyddaf i'n cymryd rhywle.Thanks, I will take some.
- OwainDa iawn, Catrin.Very good, Catrin.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cheese” translations and entries caws, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries caws, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
