affinage

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US/ˌɑfɪˈnɑʒ/

noun

The aging of cheese as part of its manufacture.

OriginFrench affinage →
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Meanings

nounaffinage (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe aging of cheese as part of its manufacture.

    They learned about affinage, the art of aging cheese to pungent perfection, and toured underground cheese caves at Murray’s Cheese in Greenwich Village.

    2007 October 7, Ray Rivera, “Tours Venture Into Forbidden, or Merely Hidden, Territory”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Frenchaffinage
  2. Englishaffinage

Borrowed from French affinage.

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APA

affinage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affinage

MLA

“affinage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affinage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “affinage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affinage.

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