What does fromage in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word fromage in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use fromage in French.

The word fromage in French means cheese, cheese straws, side plate, goat's cheese log, It's the whole enchilada, it's one or the other, cheese cellar, cheese knife, Savoyard-style grilled ham and cheese, cheese rind, kick up a huge fuss about, at the end of dinner, at the end of the meal, cheese fondue, cheese counter, hard cheese, soft rind cheese, soft cheese, cheese spread, mature cheese, processed cheese slices, unpasteurized cheese, fromage blanc, blue cheese, runny cheese, sheep's cheese, sheep's milk cheese, ewe's milk cheese, goat's cheese, farmhouse cheese, farm cheese, brawn, pork brawn, head cheese, head-cheese pâté, fromage frais, cheesecake, a whole cheese, cheese omelette, headcheese, cheese platter, cheese grater, flaky cheese roll, cheese puff, cheese soufflé. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fromage

cheese

nom masculin (aliment à base de lait caillé) (dairy product)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mes parents adorent le fromage et mangent souvent de la fondue. Il existe plus de 350 fromages en France.
My parents love cheese and often eat fondue. There are more than 350 cheeses in France.

cheese straws

locution verbale (feuilleté apéritif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle a utilisé de l'emmental pour faire ses allumettes au fromage.

side plate

nom féminin (petite assiette) (crockery)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

goat's cheese log

nom féminin (type de fromage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

It's the whole enchilada

(figuré, familier (c'est la totale, on a droit à tout) (US, figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

it's one or the other

(figuré, familier (il faut choisir)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

cheese cellar

nom féminin (dispositif de conservation du fromage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cheese knife

nom masculin (couteau terminé par deux dents)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Savoyard-style grilled ham and cheese

nom masculin (met gastronomique savoyard) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La croûte au fromage se compose de pain, de fromage et de jambon.

cheese rind

nom féminin (enveloppe extérieure du fromage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

kick up a huge fuss about

locution verbale (exagérer [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

at the end of dinner, at the end of the meal

locution adverbiale (en fin de repas)

cheese fondue

nom féminin (plat de fromage fondu et de pain) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après une bonne journée de ski, les amis se retrouvent pour dîner autour d'une fondue au fromage.

cheese counter

nom masculin (fromage découpé à la demande) (in a shop)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hard cheese

nom masculin (fromage sec à pâte pressée et cuite) (dairy product)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le parmesan est un fromage à pâte dure.

soft rind cheese

nom masculin (fromage onctueux voire coulant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

soft cheese, cheese spread

nom masculin (préparation qui s'étale sur une tartine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mature cheese

nom masculin (processus de fabrication) (mainly UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

processed cheese slices

nom masculin (fromage à pâte fondue) (dairy product)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

unpasteurized cheese

nom masculin (fromage au lait non pasteurisé) (dairy product)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fromage blanc

nom masculin (spécialité fromagère) (dairy product: Gallicism)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle prend toujours du fromage blanc à la confiture au petit déjeuner.
She always has fromage blanc with jam for breakfast.

blue cheese

nom masculin (fromage persillé) (dairy product)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La fourme d'Ambert est un fromage bleu.

runny cheese

nom masculin (fromage très fait) (dairy product)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sheep's cheese, sheep's milk cheese, ewe's milk cheese

nom masculin (fromage fabriqué avec du lait de brebis) (dairy product)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le berger fabrique son propre fromage de brebis.

goat's cheese

nom masculin (fromage au lait de chèvre) (dairy product)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

farmhouse cheese, farm cheese

nom masculin (fromage artisanal fait à la ferme) (dairy product)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

brawn, pork brawn, head cheese, head-cheese pâté

nom masculin (charcuterie en gelée) (meat jelly)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fromage frais

nom masculin (lait caillé non affiné)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le fromage frais est délicieux tartiné sur du pain.

cheesecake

nom masculin (pâtisserie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au dessert, il y aura du gâteau au fromage.

a whole cheese

nom féminin (roue de fromage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Certaines meules de fromage font plus de 50 cm de diamètre.

cheese omelette

nom féminin (omelette additionnée de fromage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

headcheese

nom masculin (charcuterie en gelée) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pâté de tête est de la viande de la tête de porc coupée en fins morceaux, assaisonnée et cuite.

cheese platter

nom masculin (assortiment de fromages)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cheese grater

nom féminin (ustensile de cuisine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Olivier recouvre son gratin de comté avec sa râpe à fromage.

flaky cheese roll, cheese puff

nom masculin (plat : feuilleté au fromage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cheese soufflé

nom masculin (plat au fromage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le soufflé au fromage exige d'être à l'heure à table.

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