formage

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔʁ.maʒ/

Etymology 1

From former +‎ -age.

Noun

formage m (plural formages)

1. forming (metalworking)

Further reading

• “formage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle French formage.

Noun

formage m (plural formages)

1. Louisiana form of fromage (“cheese”)

Middle French

Alternative forms

• fromage, froumaige

Etymology

From Old French formage, from Early Medieval Latin fōrmāticum.

Noun

formage m (plural formages)

1. cheese

Descendants

• French: fromage, formage (see there for further descendants)