Neufchâtel

[noo-shuh-tel, nyoo-, noo-shuh-tel, nyoo-; French nœ-shah-tel]

noun

a soft, white cheese similar to cream cheese, made from whole or partly skimmed milk in Neufchâtel, a town in N France.

Origin of Neufchâtel

First recorded in 1860–65

Also called Neufchâtel cheese.

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Historical Examples of neufchatel

Then it wasn't worth while sending to Neufchatel for the keeper of a cookshop!
Madame Bovary
Gustave Flaubert
It would spread as far as Forges, as Neufchatel, as Rouen, everywhere!
Madame Bovary
Gustave Flaubert
In this conveyance they reached the Jura, and entered Switzerland at Neufchatel.
Shelley
John Addington Symonds
They are largely developed in Switzerland at Neufchatel, and in Germany.
The World Before the Deluge
Louis Figuier
It is very thick, and occurs at Neufchatel and in the Drôme.
The World Before the Deluge
Louis Figuier

British Dictionary definitions for neufchatel

Neufchâtel

noun

a soft creamy whole-milk cheese, similar to cream cheese

Word Origin for Neufchâtel

named after Neufchâtel, town in N France where it is made

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Word Origin and History for neufchatel

Neufchatel

type of soft, white cheese, 1833, from Neufchâtel, small town in Normandy where it first was made.