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ROQUEFORT
Roquefort
(noun) French blue cheese
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the name of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, a village in southern France where it originated.
Noun
Roquefort (plural Roqueforts)
A blue cheese made from sheep milk, produced in France.
Source: Wiktionary
Roque`fort" cheese, or Roque`fort", n.
Definition: A highly flavored blue-molded cheese, made at Roquefort, department of Aveyron, France. It is made from milk of ewes, sometimes with cow's milk added, and is cured in caves. Improperly, a cheese made in imitation of it.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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