blue cheese

noun

variants or less commonly bleu cheese
: a cheese marked with veins of greenish-blue mold
Where does the blue in blue cheese come from? Mold. But it's harmless mold, so enjoy!The Chicago Tribune
The beef was a perfect medium-rare, and the sauce was robust, ideal for the meat with just the right touch of bleu cheese.Scott J. Haring

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Buffalo wings with blue cheese crumbles round out the menu, honoring tradition amid the novelty. Nasha Smith, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 Shredded cheese, blue cheese, feta cheese and cooked vegetables were measured at temperatures outside the proper range. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025 Fried thigh strips pop out against a frilly red and green spring mix, apple and carrot slivers, ever-present blue cheese crumbles and an apple cider vinaigrette thickened with egg yolks, which is also used in Pangaea’s slaw. Benjy Egel, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025 With big briny flavors, blue cheese, and crushed olives with lemon, this is truly the pinnacle of appetizers and belongs next to any charcuterie board. Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blue cheese

Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of blue cheese was in 1787

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“Blue cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20cheese. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

blue cheese

noun
: strong-flavored cheese streaked with blue mold

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