fromage

[ fraw-mazh ]

/ frɔˈmaʒ /

noun French.

cheese¹(defs 1, 2).

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Examples from the Web for fromage

Characterized as a classic French fromage "with Huge-like Romanticism."
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown
In the section of France devoted to gin, the juniper berries that flavor the drink also go into a local cheese, Fromage Fort.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown
She laughs with her lips, to deceive him; but the fromage fouett awaits me; adieu, my friend!
My Neighbor Raymond (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XI)|Charles Paul de Kock
The full name is Fromage à la Double-crème, and Pommel is one well known.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown

Another name for Fromage Blanc or Farm; soft, creamy cottage-cheese type.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown

Word Origin and History for fromage

fromage

French for "cheese," from French fromage, formage (13c.), from Medieval Latin formaticum (cf. Italian formaggio), a derivation from Latin forma "shape, form, mold" (cf Medieval Latin casei forma; see form (v.)).