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roquefort

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
roque-fort
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A blue cheese made from sheep unpasteurized milk, produced in the south of France.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the name of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, a village in southern France where it originated.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Roqueforts (plural)

Phrases

Roquefort-sur-Soulzon

Frequently Paired Words

Roquefort-sur-Soulzon

Questions

What does roquefort mean?
A blue cheese made from sheep unpasteurized milk, produced in the south of France.
Where does roquefort come from?
From the name of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, a village in southern France where it originated.

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