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Cam⋅em⋅bert

[kam-uhm-bair; Fr. ka-mahn-ber]
–noun
a mellow, soft cheese, the center of which is creamy and of a golden cream color, made from cow's milk.
Also called Camembert cheese.


Origin:
1875–80; named after Camembert, village in Normandy where it was first marketed
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Cam·em·bert   (kām'əm-bâr')   
n.  A creamy, mold-ripened cheese that softens on the inside as it matures.

[French, after Camembert, a village of northwest France.]
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Camembert 
1878, from name of village near Argentan, France, where it was originally made.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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