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DictionaryBrieSoft cheese
noun

Brie

BREE/briː/

A soft, creamy cheese with a white rind.

The cut wheel of brie reveals a creamy interior beneath its pale rind.

A small wheel of brie with one wedge cut out and placed beside it, revealing its soft, creamy interior beneath a thin pale rind.
Etymology
brieGaulishhill, height

The word for “hill” lies behind the name of Brie, the French district famous for its cheeses. The cheese takes its name from that place, rather than from its texture or rind.

In context

Addressing Gettysburg2:36
Robert E. Brie. Bri is a cheese.
Feeding Soldiers at the Battle of Gettysburg | Ask A Gettysburg Guide #112 | with LBG Rich Kohr

More examples

  • The cheese board includes a wedge of brie.
  • A white rind surrounds the creamy brie.
  • We served the brie at room temperature.

Forms

brie · bries

Similar words

Camembert
Camembert is another soft white-rinded cheese, traditionally made in smaller rounds and associated with a different French region.