Port-Salut

[ pawr-suh-loo, pohr-; French pawr-sa-ly ]

noun
  1. a yellow, whole-milk cheese, especially that made at the monastery of Port du Salut near the town of Laval, France.

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How to use Port-Salut in a sentence

  • Port Salut will do as well as another; neither too strong nor too mild, it has qualities not to be prized lightly.

    The Feasts of Autolycus | Elizabeth Robins Pennell
  • A Trappist Port-Salut imitation made with water-buffalo milk, as are so many of the world's fine cheeses.

    The Complete Book of Cheese | Robert Carlton Brown
  • Port-Salut made by Trappist monks at Savoy from their method that is more or less a trade secret.

    The Complete Book of Cheese | Robert Carlton Brown
  • Soft, cylinder weighing about five pounds and resembling Port-Salut.

    The Complete Book of Cheese | Robert Carlton Brown

British Dictionary definitions for Port-Salut

Port-Salut

/ (ˈpɔː səˈluː, French pɔrsaly) /


noun
  1. a mild semihard whole-milk cheese of a round flat shape: Also called: Port du Salut

Origin of Port-Salut

1
C19: named after the Trappist monastery at Port du Salut in NW France where it was first made

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