muenster
[ muhn-ster, moon- ]
/ ˈmʌn stər, ˈmʊn- /
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noun (often initial capital letter)
a white, semisoft, mild cheese made from whole milk.
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Origin of muenster
First recorded in 1900–05; after Müenster in France (Haut-Rhin)
Words nearby muenster
mud-wrestling, mu ehr, Muehrcke's lines, Mueller, Mueller electronic tonometer, muenster, muesli, muesli bar, muezzin, MUF, muff
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British Dictionary definitions for muenster
muenster
/ (ˈmʊnstə) /
noun
a whitish-yellow semihard whole milk cheese, often flavoured with caraway or aniseed
Word Origin for muenster
after Muenster, Haut-Rhin, France
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