fourme

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old Occitan [Term?] ((cheese) mould) (hollow shape), ultimately from Latin forma. Doublet of forme. Compare the etymology of fromage.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fuʁm/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

fourme f (plural fourmes)

  1. a type of creamy blue cheese made from cow's milk

Further reading[edit]

Middle French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

fourme f (plural fourmes)

  1. form; shape

Descendants[edit]

  • French: forme