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fromage

fromage

French

Noun

fromage m ‎(plural fromages)

  1. cheese

Derived terms

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French fromage, from Latin formāticum, from formō, formāre ‎(“shape, form, fashion, format”, verb).

Noun

fromage m ‎(plural fromages)

  1. (Guernsey) cheese

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin, Late Latin formāticum, from Latin *formāticus [caseus], from formō, formāre.

Noun

fromage m ‎(oblique plural fromages, nominative singular fromages, nominative plural fromage)

  1. cheese

Descendants

Etymology

From Middle French froumaige, formage, from Old French formage, fourmage, frumage, fromage, from Vulgar Latin, Late Latin formāticum, from Latin *formāticus [caseus], from formō, formāre; cognates include Occitan and Catalan formatge, Italian formaggio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʁɔ.maʒ/

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