turophile

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turophile (TOOR-uh-fail, TYOOR-uh-fail) - n., a lover of cheese.


With connotation of a connoisseur. Coined in the 1930s from Greek roots turós, cheese +‎ -phile, lover.

A wedge of gruyère cheese
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