fromagerie

English

Etymology

Borrowed from 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.
    • 2025 November 3, Julia Belluz, “The French Secret to Eating Healthy? Prepared Food and Frozen Dinners.”, in The New York Times[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 4 November 2025:
      Among other things, Paris went to great lengths to preserve its fresh food market tradition — fruit and vegetable stands, fishmongers, butchers, fromageries — and improve the nutrition of school lunches.

Translations

French

Etymology

From fromage +‎ -erie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʁɔ.maʒ.ʁi/
  • Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)):(file)

Noun

fromagerie f (plural fromageries)

  1. cheeseshop; cheesestore; fromagerie

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • English: fromagerie
  • Polish: fromażeria

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