muenster

American  

[muhn-ster, moon-] / ˈmʌn stər, ˈmʊn- /

noun

(often initial capital letter)

1. a white, semisoft, mild cheese made from whole milk.

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muenster British  

/ ˈmʊnstə /

noun

1. a whitish-yellow semihard whole milk cheese, often flavoured with caraway or aniseed

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Etymology

Origin of muenster

First recorded in 1900–05; after Müenster in France (Haut-Rhin)

Example Sentences

Fontina goes all satin and swoon; Havarti brings a gentle, buttery slide; provolone adds a faintly smoky depth; Muenster gives you stretch and softness; asiago offers a nutty edge that makes the whole thing feel a touch more grown-up.

From Salon

“Fundamentally, I think the OPEC+ decision to continue returning additional supply to the market is the biggest driver of the expectation for crude oil inventory builds,” says Matt Muenster, chief economist at transport technology firm Breakthrough.

From The Wall Street Journal

There’s a lesson here, I think: don’t try to push American cheese into a place where you really want gouda or Muenster or Gruyère.

From Salon

In college, I once overheard a friend order a sandwich in the dining hall that would soon become my go-to for months: chicken cutlets, Muenster, pesto and mayonnaise on a hard roll.

From Salon

Steinmeier is holding a state banquet for Macron at his Bellevue palace in Berlin on Sunday evening before the two presidents travel on Monday to the eastern city of Dresden, where Macron will make a speech, and on Tuesday to Muenster in western Germany.

From Seattle Times