Port du Salut

noun

Port du Sa·​lut ˌpȯr-də-sə-ˈlü 

-sa-;

-səl-ˈyü,

-sal-

: a semisoft pressed ripened cheese of usually mild flavor originated by Trappist monks in France

Word History

Etymology

French port-du-salut, port-salut, from Port du Salut, Trappist abbey in northwest France

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above