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fromagerie en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree French fromage Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -erieder. French -erie French fromageriebor. English fromagerie Borrowed from French fromagerie.

Meanings

1. A cheese shop.
   • 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. 2025 November 3, Julia Belluz, “The French Secret to Eating Healthy? Prepared Food and Frozen Dinners.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Nov 2025:
   • 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. 2007 May, back-cover blurb of, Maribeth Clemente, The Riches of Paris, second edition, St. Martin's http://books.google.com/books?id=ciwohOjAsncC&pg=PA344&dq=fromagerie
   • It could then serve as an incubator of new food and beverage companies: fromageries, bakeries, sausage shops, coffeehouses, and more. 2010 September, Kiku Obata, "Soulard & Shakespeare", St. Louis magazine, ISSN 1090-5723, volume 16, issue 9, page 73

Forms

Relateds

fromagophile · fromager · fromage

Translations (2)

fr fromagerie (cheese store) · pl fromażeria (cheese store)