Port-Salut

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

/ ˌpɔr səˈlu, ˌpoʊr-; French pɔr saˈlü /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Port-Salut

portrayed, portress, Port Royal, port running, Port Said, Port-Salut, portside, Portsmouth, Port St. Lucie, Port Sudan, Port Talbot

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How to use Port-Salut in a sentence

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The experience of the Jesuit fathers at Port Royal is related at length, from their own point of view.
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At the port of Cavite is a parochial church, which ministers to over three thousand souls.
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But the '34 port was so good that he revoked twice, to the indignation and despair of his unhappy brother and partner.
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They sighted the port of Cavite in order to reconnoiter the strength of the fleet stationed there.
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The ship has anchored in the province of Ylocos, eighty leguas from here, as the weather does not permit it to come to this port.
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British Dictionary definitions for Port-Salut

Port-Salut

/ (ˈpɔː səˈluː, French pɔrsaly) /

noun

a mild semihard whole-milk cheese of a round flat shapeAlso called: Port du Salut

Word Origin for Port-Salut

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

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