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Neufchâtel

American  
[noo-shuh-tel, nyoo-, noo-shuh-tel, nyoo-, nœ-shah-tel] / ˌnu ʃəˈtɛl, ˌnyu-, ˈnu ʃəˌtɛl, ˈnyu-, nœ ʃɑˈtɛl /

noun

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


Neufchâtel British  
/ nøʃɑtɛl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Neufchâtel

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

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Cream cheese and its lesser-known cousin, Neufchâtel, are my go-to bases for spreads and sauces.

From Salon • May 18, 2022

In the early 1900s, American cooks in the North began mixing imported canned Spanish pimento peppers with cream cheese or Neufchâtel to make a fancy snack.

From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2015

Mash one-sixth of a Neufchâtel cheese and moisten with cream.

From The Starvation Treatment of Diabetes by Hill, Lewis Webb

From Geneva, from Neufchâtel, from Strasbourg, and from other points, devoted men of ardent piety, and often of no little cultivation, entered France and cautiously sold or distributed the contents of the packs they carried.

From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 by Baird, Henry Martyn

Jane and Shelley seek for a conveyance to Neufchâtel.

From The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) by Marshall, Florence A. Thomas