serac

/sɛˈɹæk/

noun

  1. 1

    Often sérac: a hard, cone-shaped, pale green, strongly flavoured cheese from Switzerland made from skimmed cowmilk and blue fenugreek (Trigonella caerulea); Schabziger, Sapsago. It is usually eaten grated, mixed with butter, or in a fondue.

  2. 2

    (glaciology) A sharp tower of ice formed by intersecting crevasses of a glacier.

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