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Roquefort

Roquefort noun: a blue cheese made from sheep unpasteurized milk, produced in the south of France.

roquefort: a blue cheese made from sheep unpasteurized milk, produced in the south of France
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Noun

Roquefort (countable and uncountable, plural Roqueforts)

  1. A blue cheese made from sheep unpasteurized milk, produced in the south of France.

Forms of Roquefort

pluralRoqueforts
alternative formroquefort

Origin of Roquefort

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

Questions about Roquefort

What does Roquefort mean?
Roquefort means a blue cheese made from sheep unpasteurized milk, produced in the south of France.
What part of speech is Roquefort?
Roquefort is a noun.
What is the plural of Roquefort?
The plural of Roquefort is Roqueforts.

Words near Roquefort in the dictionary

  1. ropporin
  2. Ropps
  3. ROPs
  4. ropy
  5. roque
  6. Roquefort
  7. Roquefort-sur-Soulzon
  8. roquefortin
  9. roquefortine
  10. roquefortines
  11. roquefortins

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