Bel Paese

Bel Pa·e·se
UK/ˌbɛl pɑːˈeɪzeɪ/UK/ˌbɛl pɑːˈeɪzɪ/US/ˌbɛl pɑˈeɪzi/

noun

A soft, mild, creamy Italian cheese shaped in small disks and produced from cow's milk, originally from Lombardy.

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Meanings

nounBel Paese (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA soft, mild, creamy Italian cheese shaped in small disks and produced from cow's milk, originally from Lombardy.

Origin

  1. ItalianBel Paese
  2. EnglishBel Paese

Borrowed from Italian Bel Paese, from bel paese (literary for “Italy”, literally “fair, beautiful country”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 貝爾·佩塞芝士 /贝尔·佩塞芝士, 貝爾·帕埃塞芝士 /贝尔·帕埃塞芝士
  • 貝爾·佩塞芝士 /贝尔·佩塞芝士 (bèiěr pèisāi zhīshì)mild creamy Italian cheese
  • 貝爾·帕埃塞芝士 /贝尔·帕埃塞芝士 (bèiěr pàāisāi zhīshì)mild creamy Italian cheese
Dutch Bel Paese
  • Bel Paesemild creamy Italian cheese
Finnish bel paese, belpaese
  • bel paesemild creamy Italian cheese
  • belpaesemild creamy Italian cheese
French Bel Paese
  • Bel Paesemild creamy Italian cheese
German Bel Paese
  • Bel Paesemild creamy Italian cheese
Greek μπελ παέζε
  • μπελ παέζε (bel paéze)mild creamy Italian cheese
Italian Bel Paese
  • Bel Paesemild creamy Italian cheese
Japanese ベルパエーゼ
  • ベルパエーゼ (beru paēze)mild creamy Italian cheese
Korean 벨 파에제
  • 벨 파에제 (bel pa'eje)mild creamy Italian cheese
Portuguese Bel Paese
  • Bel Paesemild creamy Italian cheese
Russian бель-паэ́зе
  • бель-паэ́зе (belʹ-paéze)mild creamy Italian cheese
Spanish Bel Paese
  • Bel Paesemild creamy Italian cheese

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Bel Paese

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Cite this entry
APA

Bel Paese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bel%20Paese

MLA

“Bel Paese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bel%20Paese. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bel Paese,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bel%20Paese.

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