Trappist cheese

noun

Any of various semisoft cheeses made with cows' milk.

Meanings

nounTrappist cheese (countable and uncountable, plural Trappist cheeses)

plural Trappist cheeses

  1. countableuncountableAny of various semisoft cheeses made with cows' milk.

    Synonyms: monastery cheese

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of various semisoft cheeses made with cows' milk.

Origin

Originated among medieval monastic orders.

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