fromage

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʁɔ.maʒ/
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Noun

fromage m (plural fromages)

  1. cheese

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: fromaj
  • Louisiana Creole French: fromaj
  • Mauritian Creole: fromaz
  • Seychellois Creole: fromaz
  • Esperanto: fromaĝo

Further reading


Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. cheese

Descendants

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