Ma'anar ƙamus na "Chukuwan Amirka" na nufin wani nau'in cukukan da aka sarrafa wanda aka fi amfani da shi a Amurka. Cuku ne mai santsi kuma mai tsami wanda galibi yana da ɗanɗano kuma yana da nau'in narke na musamman. Ana amfani da cuku na Amurka sau da yawa a cikin sandwiches, burgers, da gasasshen cuku, kuma an san shi da ikon narke sumul idan aka yi zafi. Ana yin shi daga cakuda cukui, yawanci cheddar, colby, ko wasu iri iri iri, kuma yawanci ana pasteurized da sarrafa shi don ba shi yanayin yanayinsa da dandano. Ana sayar da cukuwar Amurka a cikin nau'i na riga-kafi ko riga-kafi kuma sanannen zaɓi ne don narkewa da dafa abinci saboda santsi da daidaituwar narkewa.