Port-Salut

[pawr-suh-loo, pohr-, pawr-sa-ly]

noun

1. a yellow, whole-milk cheese, especially that made at the monastery of Port du Salut near the town of Laval, France.

Port-Salut

/ pɔrsaly, ˈpɔː səˈluː /

noun

1. Also called: Port du Salut. a mild semihard whole-milk cheese of a round flat shape

Word History and Origins

Origin of Port-Salut¹

C19: named after the Trappist monastery at Port du Salut in NW France where it was first made