Meaning & use
Salers
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Meanings
nouncountable or uncountable
A hardy reddish breed of beef and dairy cattle originally from the mountains of central France.
Grammar: A Salers is one animal; Salers can also name the breed as a whole.
Patterns
- a herd of Salers
- a Salers cow
The farmer kept a small herd of Salers on the high pasture.
Salers cattle cope well with cold winters and poor grass.
A Salers cow stood calmly at the fence as we walked past.
noununcountable
A firm, nutty cheese made from the milk of Salers cows, traditionally during the summer grazing season.
Grammar: Usually uncountable: a wedge of Salers.
Patterns
- a wedge of Salers
- Salers cheese
We bought a wedge of Salers at the market in Auvergne.
Salers has a strong, earthy flavor that goes well with red wine.
The cheese board included Salers and a creamy blue.
Common combinations
- Salers cattle
- Salers cattle are known for being tough and good mothers.
- Salers cheese
- Salers cheese is made on mountain farms in the summer.
- a herd of Salers
- A herd of Salers grazed on the hillside.
- Salers beef
- The restaurant serves Salers beef from nearby farms.
Synonyms and how they differ
- Cantal
- Cantal is a related French cheese from the same region, but Salers is made only from the milk of Salers cows on summer pastures.
- Aubrac
- Aubrac is another French mountain cattle breed, and it looks different from the reddish Salers.
Word family
- Auvergne proper noun
- the region of France where Salers cattle come from
- Cantal proper noun
- a French department and cheese, close to Salers
Commonly confused: Salers or sailors?
Salers vs sailors
Sailors are people who work on boats. Salers is a French cattle breed and cheese.
Practice
A farmer in the French mountains who raises a hardy red breed called Salers is raising ____.
Choose one answer.
Salers is a breed of cattle. The same name is also used for a cheese made from their milk.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “Salers”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.