blue cheese

American  

noun

1. a rich cheese in which the internal mold manifests itself in blue veins: made in France especially from sheep's milk and elsewhere also from cow's milk and goat's milk.

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blue cheese British  

noun

1. Also called (Austral and NZ): blue vein.  cheese containing a blue mould, esp Stilton, Roquefort, or Danish blue

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Etymology

Origin of blue cheese

First recorded in 1920–25

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• Roquefort vs. blue cheese

Example Sentences

For most of the past week, that referred almost entirely to the salsa, guacamole, and blue cheese dressing for Super Bowl snacks.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

And Joq is genuinely fascinated by the way hickory smoke mellows and rounds out a pungent blue cheese.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

The famous blue cheese it gave its name to is known throughout the world, but despite years of local protests, the Cambridgeshire village of Stilton is still not allowed to produce it.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2025

I added a scoop of pistachios — another Italian specialty — and tossed arugula and a wedge of blue cheese into my bag.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2025

We placed little filets with crispy onions on platters and scooped blue cheese mashed potatoes into serving bowls.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya