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Port-Salut

American  
[pawr-suh-loo, pohr-, pawr-sa-ly] / ˌpɔr səˈlu, ˌpoʊr-, pɔr saˈlü /

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 British  
/ pɔrsaly, ˈpɔː səˈluː /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Port-Salut

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

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They have given testimony to a judge in Port-Salut, where the incident allegedly took place on July 28, according to regional police chief Fritz Saint-Fort.

From Reuters ● Sep. 5, 2011

In Port-Salut on Monday, several hundred people chanting "Justice for Johnny" staged a peaceful protest, local journalists said.

From Reuters ● Sep. 5, 2011

Banjaluka Bosnia Port-Salut type from its Trappist monastery.

From The Complete Book of Cheese by Robert Carlton Brown

Urt, Fromage d' Soft Port-Salut type of the Basque country.

From The Complete Book of Cheese by Robert Carlton Brown

Made of whole milk, with many small holes that give it an open texture, as in Port-Salut, which it also resembles, although it is stronger and coarser.

From The Complete Book of Cheese by Robert Carlton Brown

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