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Camembert

Camembert

6 6.1
A rich soft French cheese made from cow's milk with a white rind you can eat
  • noun
  • /ˈkæm.əm.bɛr/
translation icon : Camembert
  • It started with a bucket list: visit France before I turned 40 and taste a raw milk Camembert.
  • Camembert cheese
  • wedge of Camembert
  • Camembert and baguette

Examples

  • My shopping list from Zoe was Camembert, hummus and yoghurts and Jelly.

  • I enjoyed a delicious slice of Camembert cheese with my crackers.

  • First of all, who goes away and leaves Camembert on the table?

    The Singing Detective (2003)

  • Let's get a Camembert in our bellies.

  • She lived on cat food and Camembert.

    Copycat (1995)

  • I think I want a baked camembert and a halloumi burger.

  • The only Camembert I have ever liked has been in France, the nicely flavored raw milk kind.

    Blog text (23)

  • Camembert and walnuts.

    Artois the Goat (2009)

  • Gorgonzola, Brie, and Camembert to order for the Volvo set, and Chocolate-Dipped Biscotti to make for the young crowd.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • For dinner, we had a warm Camembert served with crusty bread.

Synonyms

Brie
vsCamembert
37 3.5

A soft white cheese from France with a thin edible rind and a mild creamy taste

is richer and stronger in flavor rather than mild

How Soft

cream cheese
40 1.0
Camembert
6 6.1
Gouda
2 4.0
cheddar
50 1.0
Parmesan
46 2.5

Surface Forms

Camembert singular
Camemberts plural

Etymology

Camembert comes from a small village in Normandy, France, where this soft, creamy cheese was first made. Like Brie and Cheddar, it is named after the place, and that is why Camembert means this kind of cheese today.