Standard Lemma guide

camembert

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈkæmɒmˌbeə(ɹ)/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˈkæməmˌbeː/
  • CMU ARPABET: K AE1 M AH0 M B EH0 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A village in Normandy, France, famous for being the place where camembert cheese was invented.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A soft, creamy cheese from France made from cow's milk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

rich soft creamy French cheese

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: cheese

History

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Campus Maimberti ("field of Maimbert"), a West Germanic personal name derived from Proto-Germanic *maginą (“strength, power, might”) and Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright”).

From Camembert, the Normandy village where it originated.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كَامَامْبِير (kamambir) — creamy cheese from France
  • Catalan: camembert — creamy cheese from France
  • Chinese Cantonese: 金文筆 /金文笔 — creamy cheese from France
  • Chinese Cantonese: 金文畢 /金文毕 — creamy cheese from France
  • Chinese Mandarin: 金銀畢 /金银毕 (jīnyínbì) — creamy cheese from France
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卡門培爾 /卡门培尔 (kǎménpéi'ěr) — creamy cheese from France
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卡芒貝爾 /卡芒贝尔 (kǎmángbèi'ěr) — creamy cheese from France
  • Czech: camembert — creamy cheese from France
  • Finnish: camembert — creamy cheese from France
  • Finnish: camembertjuusto — creamy cheese from France
  • French: camembert — creamy cheese from France
  • German: Camembert — creamy cheese from France
  • Greek: Καμαμπέρ (Kamampér) — creamy cheese from France
  • Japanese: カマンベール (kamanbēru) — creamy cheese from France
  • Japanese: カマンベールチーズ (kamanbēruchīzu) — creamy cheese from France
  • Korean: 카망베르 (kamangbereu) — creamy cheese from France
  • Korean: 카망베르 치즈 (kamangbereu chijeu) — creamy cheese from France
  • Persian: کامامبر (kâmâmber) — creamy cheese from France
  • Polish: camembert — creamy cheese from France
  • Polish: kamamber — creamy cheese from France
  • Portuguese: camembert — creamy cheese from France
  • Russian: камамбер (kamamber) — creamy cheese from France