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a strongly flavored cheese, veined with mold, made of sheep's milk and ripened in caves at Roquefort, a town in S France.
Also called Roquefort cheese.
Origin:
1830–40
1830–40
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Word Origin & History
Roquefort
type of cheese, 1837, from the village in the southwest of France, where it originally was made. Ref. to salad dressing made from this kind of cheese is from 1943.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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