Neufchâtel

[ noo-shuh-tel, nyoo-, noo-shuh-tel, nyoo-; French nœ-shah-tel ]

/ ˌnu ʃəˈtɛl, ˌnyu-, ˈnu ʃəˌtɛl, ˈnyu-; French nœ ʃɑˈtɛl /

a soft, white cheese similar to cream cheese, made from whole or partly skimmed milk in Neufchâtel, a town in N France.

Also called Neufchâtel cheese.

Origin of Neufchâtel

First recorded in 1860–65

On betaking himself to this new career, the doctor of Neufchatel attacked Newton.

Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men |Francois Arago
It would spread as far as Forges, as Neufchatel, as Rouen, everywhere!

Madame Bovary |Gustave Flaubert
A paper, for whose compilation they made a series of observations together, appeared at Neufchatel, in 1834.

Makers of Modern Medicine |James J. Walsh
He sent Justin as far as Neufchatel for ice; the ice melted on the way; he sent him back again.

Madame Bovary |Gustave Flaubert

They are largely developed in Switzerland at Neufchatel, and in Germany.

The World Before the Deluge |Louis Figuier

Neufchâtel

/ (French nøʃɑtɛl) /

a soft creamy whole-milk cheese, similar to cream cheese

named after Neufchâtel, town in N France where it is made