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Roquefort

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

French blue cheese

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: bleu, blue cheese

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: rocafort — blue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
  • Esperanto: rokforto — blue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
  • French: roquefort — blue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
  • Galician: roquefort — blue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
  • Georgian: როკფორი (roḳpori) — blue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
  • German: Roquefort — blue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
  • Greek: ροκφόρ (rokfór) — blue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
  • Hungarian: rokfort — blue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
  • Japanese: ロックフォール — blue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
  • Korean: 로크포르 (rokeuporeu) — blue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
  • Occitan: ròcafòrt — blue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
  • Polish: rokfor — blue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
  • Polish: roquefort — blue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
  • Russian: рокфо́р (rokfór) — blue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
  • Spanish: roquefort — blue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
  • Swedish: roquefort — blue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
  • Turkish: rokfor — blue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
  • Ukrainian: рокфор (rokfor) — blue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France