Camembert

See also: camembert

English

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”).

Proper noun

Camembert

  1. A village in Basse-Normandie, France, famous for being the place where camembert cheese was invented.
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