roquefort

Roque·fort

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rohk-fert]
- /ˈroʊk fərt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rohk-fert]
- /ˈroʊk fərt/

Definitions of roquefort word

noun roquefort a blue-veined cheese with a strong flavour, made from ewes' milk: matured in caves 0
noun roquefort a strong cheese with a bluish mold, made from goats' and ewes' milk 0

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Origin of roquefort

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40

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Parts of speech for Roquefort

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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roquefort popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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