BLUE CHEESE

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does blue cheese mean? 

• BLUE CHEESE (noun)
  The noun BLUE CHEESE has 1 sense:

1. cheese containing a blue mold

  Familiarity information: BLUE CHEESE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLUE CHEESE (noun)

Meaning:

Cheese containing a blue mold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

bleu; blue cheese

Hypernyms ("blue cheese" is a kind of...):

cheese (a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "blue cheese"):

Stilton (English blue cheese)

Roquefort (French blue cheese)

gorgonzola (Italian blue cheese)

Danish blue (blue cheese of Denmark)

Bavarian blue (blue cheese of Bavaria)