Roquefort

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A blue cheese made from sheep unpasteurized milk, produced in the south of France. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    French blue cheese wordnet

Synonyms

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cheeseroquefort-sur-soulzon

Example

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"I celebrated Bastille day with a baguette, Roquefort and a glass of mediocre French red."

Etymology

From the name of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, a village in southern France where it originated.

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blue cheese

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