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Port du Salut

noun Port du Sa·lut \ˌpr-də-sə-ˈlü, -sa-; -səl-ˈyü, -sal-\

Definition of PORT DU SALUT

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

French port-du-salut, port-salut, from Port du Salut, Trappist abbey in northwest France
First Known Use: 1881

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