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turophile
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tu·ro·phile

noun \ˈtu̇r-ə-ˌfī(-ə)l, ˈtyu̇r-\

Definition of TUROPHILE

: a connoisseur of cheese : a cheese fancier

Origin of TUROPHILE

irregular from Greek tyros cheese + English -phile — more at butter
First Known Use: 1938

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with TUROPHILE

Anglophile, country mile, cyclostyle, domicile, family style, Francophile, Gallophile, hypostyle, in denial, juvenile, projectile, rat-tail file, rank and file, single file, statute mile

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