Limburger

[ lim-bur-ger ]

noun
  1. a variety of soft white cheese of strong odor and flavor.

Origin of Limburger

1
1810–20; named after Limburg; see -er1
  • Also called Limburger cheese, Limburg cheese .

Words Nearby Limburger

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How to use Limburger in a sentence

  • Cheese Hint: Keep Limburger cheese closely confined under glass until it ceases to struggle.

  • I am sick of raw goose and blood pudding and Limburger cheese.

  • To make this scent all the better you had better put in about one-half pound of Limburger cheese.

    Mink Trapping | A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
  • Some forms of cheese (Limburger, Swiss, Brie) are made from absolutely fresh milk.

    The Book of Cheese | Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
  • The series 112 of soft rennet cheeses ripened by bacteria may be broadly designated the Limburger group.

    The Book of Cheese | Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk

British Dictionary definitions for Limburger

Limburger

/ (ˈlɪmbɜːɡə) /


noun
  1. a semihard white cheese of very strong smell and flavour: Also called: Limburg cheese

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