cantal

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/kɑnˈtɑːl//kænˈtɑːl/

noun

A type of cheese originally made in the south of France.

OriginFrench Cantal →
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Meanings

cantal1

nouncantal (usually uncountable, plural cantals)

plural cantals

  1. uncountableusuallyAlternative letter-case form of Cantal.

Cantal2

nounCantal (usually uncountable, plural Cantals)

plural Cantals

  1. uncountableusuallyA type of cheese originally made in the south of France.
proper noun
  1. A department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (INSEE code 15).

Origin

  1. FrenchCantal
  2. EnglishCantal

Borrowed from French Cantal, name of the department from which the cheese originates.

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Translations

French cantal, Cantal
  • cantalType of cheese
  • Cantaldepartment
Japanese カンタル
  • カンタル (kantaru)Type of cheese

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cantal

realalcarllocaleSenegalrationaledalchoralBhopalchoralehalalaalbanalticalqualehilalkraalraledajjalfarlbranleet al.étoileFloréal
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Cite this entry
APA

cantal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cantal

MLA

“cantal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cantal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cantal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cantal.

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