noun
or camembert cheese ˈkaməmˌbe(ə)r, -ˌa(a)(ə)r, -ˌeə, -ˌa(a)ə, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized 1st C
Etymology: French camembert, from Camembert, town in Normandy, France, where it was first made
: a soft unpressed cheese having a characteristic odor and flavor produced by the presence of a blue mold ( Penicillium camemberti ) and usually covered with a feltlike rind inside which the cheese softens progressively toward the center