fromage
cheese
Beginner Noun Masculine
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Pronunciation
/fʁɔ.maʒ/
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Cultural Note
Charles de Gaulle famously asked, 'How can you govern a country that has 246 varieties of cheese?' France actually has over 1,200 distinct varieties. The cheese course, served between the main dish and dessert, is a sacred part of a formal French meal.
📝 Example Sentences
La France produit plus de quatre cents variétés de fromage.
France produces more than four hundred varieties of cheese.
On sert le fromage après le plat principal et avant le dessert.
Cheese is served after the main course and before dessert.