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bleu cheese

American  
[bloo] / blu /

noun

  1. blue cheese.


Etymology

Origin of bleu cheese

1955–60; French bleu for blue because certain highly prized blue cheeses come from France

Example Sentences

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Later, I discovered my new favorite bleu cheese at the Sky Lagoon in Kópavogur.

From Salon • Oct. 5, 2021

When her time in the challenge was over, Hagan ate a bleu cheese cheeseburger, French fries and local beer - the meal she chose after weeks without such food - surrounded by her camera crew.

From Washington Times • Mar. 8, 2020

Walnuts and apple go well with bleu cheese in a tenderloin.

From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2017

They knew him so well that when he ordered the chicken wings, he didn’t have to tell them to hold the bleu cheese.

From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2017

Serve hens warm, at room temperature or cold with bleu cheese dip and celery sticks.

From The Perdue Chicken Cookbook by Perdue, Mitzi