blue cheese

American  

noun

• blue cheeses
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• blue cheeses
  plural

Etymology

Origin of blue cheese

First recorded in 1920–25

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• Roquefort vs. blue cheese

Example Sentences

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blue cheese

That includes blue cheese, gorgonzola or parmesan on a wheel, which Lutnick eats plain, without a cracker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

That includes blue cheese, Gorgonzola or Parmesan on a wheel, which Lutnick eats plain, without a cracker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

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

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 dip a Buffalo wing into a cup of blue cheese.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi