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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