Meaning & use
comte french
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Meaning
noununcountabletrademark
A firm, yellow French cheese with a nutty flavor, made from cow's milk in the Jura region.
Grammar: Usually uncountable: some Comté, a piece of Comté. Countable only for whole cheeses sold as units.
Patterns
- a piece of Comté
- Comté cheese
- aged Comté
The cheese board included a slice of Comté and a soft goat cheese.
Comté is often grated over pasta or melted in a sandwich.
This Comté has been aged for two years, so it has a deep, nutty taste.
Word forms
| plural (whole cheeses) | Comtés |
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Common combinations
- aged Comté
- Aged Comté is more expensive but much more flavorful.
- a slice of Comté
- He put a slice of Comté on the apple tart.
- grated Comté
- Top the soup with grated Comté.
- Comté cheese
- Comté cheese comes from the mountains near Switzerland.
Synonyms and how they differ
- Gruyère
- A similar Swiss cheese; Gruyère is usually milder and melts a little more smoothly.
Commonly confused: comte french or comte?
comte french vs comte
In French history, comte means a count, a noble title. The cheese is Comté with an accent.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'Comté' correctly?
Choose one answer.
Comté is a cheese, so it can be grated over food. It is not a drink or a bread, and it is not sold in bottles.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “comte french”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.