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.

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Port-Salut British  

/ pɔrsaly, ˈpɔː səˈluː /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Port-Salut

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

Example Sentences

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

Known in France in the eighteenth century, it may have influenced the making of Trappist Port-Salut at the Bricquebec Monastery in Manche.

From The Complete Book of Cheese by Brown, Robert Carlton

Last but not least, a commercial Port-Salut entirely without benefit of clergy or monastery is made in Milwaukee under the Lion Brand.

From The Complete Book of Cheese by Brown, Robert Carlton

We begin our list with a partial roll call of the big Blues family and end it with members of the monastic order of Port-Salut Trappist that includes Canadian Oka and our own Kentucky thoroughbred.

From The Complete Book of Cheese by Brown, Robert Carlton