Roquefort

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noun

A blue cheese made from sheep unpasteurized milk, produced in the south of France.

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Meanings

nounRoquefort (countable and uncountable, plural Roqueforts)

plural Roqueforts · alternative roquefort

  1. countableuncountableA blue cheese made from sheep unpasteurized milk, produced in the south of France.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
roquefort-sur-soulzon

Origin

From the name of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, a village in southern France where it originated.

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Translations

Catalan rocafort
  • rocafortblue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
Esperanto rokforto
  • rokfortoblue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
French roquefort
  • roquefortblue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
German Roquefort
  • Roquefortblue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
Greek ροκφόρ
  • ροκφόρ (rokfór)blue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
Hungarian rokfort
  • rokfortblue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
Japanese ロックフォール
  • ロックフォールblue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
Korean 로크포르
  • 로크포르 (rokeuporeu)blue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
Polish rokfor, roquefort
  • rokforblue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
  • roquefortblue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
Russian рокфо́р
  • рокфо́р (rokfór)blue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
Spanish roquefort
  • roquefortblue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
Swedish roquefort
  • roquefortblue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
Turkish rokfor
  • rokforblue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
Ukrainian рокфор
  • рокфор (rokfor)blue cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in France
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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