Camembert

[kam-uh m-bair; French ka-mahn-ber]

noun

a mellow, soft cheese, the center of which is creamy and of a golden cream color, made from cow's milk.

Origin of Camembert

First recorded in 1875–80; named after Camembert, village in Normandy where it was first marketed

Also called Camembert cheese.

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Examples from the Web for camembert

Contemporary Examples of camembert

How does a homeless family from a major American metropolis end up dumped in a region known for Camembert and Calvados?
A Homeless Family's European Trip
Eric Pape
August 22, 2009

Historical Examples of camembert

Jake rose shyly, knocking a Camembert to the ground in his embarrassment.
Terribly Intimate Portraits
Nol Coward
The next item is Camembert or fruit, and coffee concludes the display.
Nights in London
Thomas Burke
The other manipulations differ only in detail from Camembert.
The Book of Cheese
Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
Camembert cheese would reign supreme three nights in succession—not another order for the rest of the week.
Working With the Working Woman
Cornelia Stratton Parker
It is classed as a soft cheese although it is much firmer than Camembert.
Outlines of dairy bacteriology
H. L. Russell

British Dictionary definitions for camembert

Camembert

noun

a rich soft creamy cheese

Word Origin for Camembert

French, from Camembert, a village in Normandy where it originated

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Word Origin and History for camembert

Camembert

type of soft, rich cheese, 1878, from name of village near Argentan, Normandy, where it originally was made. The place name is Medieval Latin Campus Maimberti "field of Maimbert" (a West Germanic personal name).