camembert

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UK/ˈkæmɒmˌbeə(ɹ)/Australia/ˈkæməmˌbeː/

noun

A soft, creamy cheese from France made from cow's milk.

OriginMedieval Latin Campus ← Proto-Germanic *maginą →
UncommonScrabble 17
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Meanings

camembert1

nouncamembert (countable and uncountable, plural camemberts)

plural camemberts

  1. countableuncountableA soft, creamy cheese from France made from cow's milk.

Camembert2

proper noun
  1. A village in Normandy, France, famous for being the place where camembert cheese was invented.

Origin

camembert · noun

From Camembert, the Normandy village where it originated.

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Camembert · proper noun

  1. Proto-Germanic*berhtaz“bright”
  2. Proto-Germanic*maginą“strength, power, might”
  3. Medieval LatinCampus
  4. EnglishCamembert

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”).

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Translations

Arabic كَامَامْبِير
  • كَامَامْبِير (kamambir)creamy cheese from France
Catalan camembert
  • camembertcreamy cheese from France
Chinese Cantonese 金文筆 /金文笔, 金文畢 /金文毕
  • 金文筆 /金文笔creamy cheese from France
  • 金文畢 /金文毕creamy cheese from France
Chinese Mandarin 金銀畢 /金银毕, 卡門培爾 /卡门培尔
  • 金銀畢 /金银毕 (jīnyínbì)creamy cheese from France
  • 卡門培爾 /卡门培尔 (kǎménpéi'ěr)creamy cheese from France
  • 卡芒貝爾 /卡芒贝尔 (kǎmángbèi'ěr)creamy cheese from France
Czech camembert
  • camembertcreamy cheese from France
Finnish camembert, camembertjuusto
  • camembertcreamy cheese from France
  • camembertjuustocreamy cheese from France
French camembert
  • camembertcreamy cheese from France
German Camembert
  • Camembertcreamy cheese from France
Greek Καμαμπέρ
  • Καμαμπέρ (Kamampér)creamy cheese from France
Japanese カマンベール, カマンベールチーズ
  • カマンベール (kamanbēru)creamy cheese from France
  • カマンベールチーズ (kamanbēruchīzu)creamy cheese from France
Korean 카망베르, 카망베르 치즈
  • 카망베르 (kamangbereu)creamy cheese from France
  • 카망베르 치즈 (kamangbereu chijeu)creamy cheese from France
Persian کامامبر
  • کامامبر (kâmâmber)creamy cheese from France
Polish camembert, kamamber
  • camembertcreamy cheese from France
  • kamambercreamy cheese from France
Portuguese camembert
  • camembertcreamy cheese from France
Russian камамбер
  • камамбер (kamamber)creamy cheese from France
Cite this entry
APA

camembert. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camembert

MLA

“camembert.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camembert. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “camembert,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camembert.

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