Phrase guide

Bel Paese

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌbɛl pɑːˈeɪzeɪ/
  • UK: /ˌbɛl pɑːˈeɪzɪ/
  • US: /ˌbɛl pɑˈeɪzi/
  • rhymes with -eɪzi

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noun

Meaning 1

A soft, mild, creamy Italian cheese shaped in small disks and produced from cow's milk, originally from Lombardy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Bel Paese, from bel paese (literary for “Italy”, literally “fair, beautiful country”).

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: Бель Паэ́зэ (Bjelʹ Paéze) — mild creamy Italian cheese
  • Chinese Mandarin: 貝爾·佩塞芝士 /贝尔·佩塞芝士 (bèiěr pèisāi zhīshì) — mild creamy Italian cheese
  • Chinese Mandarin: 貝爾·帕埃塞芝士 /贝尔·帕埃塞芝士 (bèiěr pàāisāi zhīshì) — mild creamy Italian cheese
  • Dutch: Bel Paese — mild creamy Italian cheese
  • Finnish: bel paese — mild creamy Italian cheese
  • Finnish: belpaese — mild creamy Italian cheese
  • French: Bel Paese — mild creamy Italian cheese
  • German: Bel Paese — mild creamy Italian cheese
  • Greek: μπελ παέζε (bel paéze) — mild creamy Italian cheese
  • Italian: Bel Paese — mild creamy Italian cheese
  • Japanese: ベルパエーゼ (beru paēze) — mild creamy Italian cheese
  • Korean: 벨 파에제 (bel pa'eje) — mild creamy Italian cheese
  • Portuguese: Bel Paese — mild creamy Italian cheese
  • Russian: бель-паэ́зе (belʹ-paéze) — mild creamy Italian cheese
  • Serbo-Croatian: бел паесе — mild creamy Italian cheese
  • Serbo-Croatian: bel paese — mild creamy Italian cheese
  • Spanish: Bel Paese — mild creamy Italian cheese