Pronunciation: ˌ po ̇ r-d ə -s ə - ' lü, -sa-; -s ə l- ' yü, -sal-
Function: noun
Etymology: French port-du-salut, port-salut, from Portuguese du Salut, Trappist abbey in northwest France
Date: 1881
: a semisoft pressed ripened cheese of usually mild flavor originated by Trappist monks in France