brunost

English

Etymology

From Norwegian brunost (literally “brown cheese”), from brun + ost.

Noun

brunost (uncountable)

  1. A brown Norwegian whey cheese with a strong, sweet flavor.
    Synonyms: geitost, gjetost

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From brun (“brown”) +‎ ost (“cheese”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²brʉːnost/, /²brʉːnust/
  • Hyphenation: brú‧nòst

Noun

brunost m (definite singular brunosten, indefinite plural brunostar, definite plural brunostane)

  1. brown cheese
    Synonyms: raudost (“red cheese”), mysost (“whey cheese”)

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