fromagerie

English

Etymology

French fromagerie

Noun

fromagerie (plural fromageries)

1. A cheese shop.
   • 2007 May, back-cover blurb of, Maribeth Clemente, The Riches of Paris, second edition, St. Martin's, →ISBN [1]:

     Whether you're after the most fashionable little black dress on the Right Bank or a wheel of savory Beaufort from a family-owned fromagerie, The Riches of Paris will help you shop your heart out in the City of Lights.

   • 2010 September, Kiku Obata, "Soulard & Shakespeare", St. Louis magazine, ISSN 1090-5723, volume 16, issue 9, page 73:

     It could then serve as an incubator of new food and beverage companies: fromageries, bakeries, sausage shops, coffeehouses, and more.

Related terms

• fromage
• fromager
• fromagophile

 

Translations

cheese store

• French: fromagerie (fr)
• Polish: fromażeria (pl) f

French

Etymology

From fromage +‎ -erie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʁɔ.maʒ.ʁi/

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Noun

fromagerie f (plural fromageries)

1. cheeseshop; cheesestore; fromagerie

Coordinate terms

• crémerie

 

Related terms

• fromage
• fromager
• fromagier

 

Descendants

• English: fromagerie

Further reading

• “fromagerie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.