camembert

English · Español · Français · Deutsch · Română

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

camembert¹

  • /ˈkæmɒmˌbeə(ɹ)/ UK
  • /ˈkæməmˌbeː/ Australia

Where it comes from

From Camembert, the Normandy village where it originated.

noun camemberts

  1. countable, uncountable A soft, creamy cheese from France made from cow's milk.

Camembert²

Where it comes from

From Medieval Latin Campus Maimberti ("field of Maimbert"), a West Germanic personal name derived from Proto-Germanic *maginą (“strength, power, might”) and Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright”).

proper noun

  1. A village in Normandy, France, famous for being the place where camembert cheese was invented.

Translations

Every language

noun creamy cheese from France

한국어카망베르 kamangbereu, 카망베르 치즈 kamangbereu chijeu
日本語カマンベール kamanbēru, カマンベールチーズ kamanbēruchīzu
中文金銀畢 /金银毕 jīnyínbì, 卡門培爾 /卡门培尔 kǎménpéi'ěr, 卡芒貝爾 /卡芒贝尔 kǎmángbèi'ěr
Portuguêscamembert
Françaiscamembert
DeutschCamembert
ΕλληνικάΚαμαμπέρ Kamampér
Русскийкамамбер kamamber
العربيةكَامَامْبِير kamambir

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"camembert." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/camembert. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

camembert. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/camembert

Chicago

"camembert." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/camembert.

BibTeX
@misc{camembert_2026,
  title = {camembert},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/camembert},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}