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chained_bear commented on the word formatge duro
"...then their almost invariable toasted cheese, a Minorcan formatge duro, not unlike Cheddar, that toasted remarkably well."
--P. O'Brian, The Hundred Days, 104
March 25, 2008
reesetee commented on the word formatge duro
Might this be "fromage," you think?
March 25, 2008
bilby commented on the word formatge duro
formaggio duro would make sense in Italian.
March 25, 2008
reesetee commented on the word formatge duro
In the United States (at least where I'm from), it used to be a synonym for "tough luck." "Well, that's just hard cheese." :-)
March 25, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word formatge duro
Yes, I thought so too. Given that it wasn't just the T that made it misspelled, but the order of the "or" at the beginning... I decided to just enter it the way it was printed in the book. I don't know if it's corrected in other editions, or if, being Minorcan, it's spelled a little differently, or what.
March 25, 2008
reesetee commented on the word formatge duro
I'd have guessed a typo except for this paragraph in the Wikipedia entry for Minorca, which I just unearthed:
"Lingering British influence is seen in the Minorcans' taste for gin, which during the local festes (holidays dedicated to a town's patron saint), the islanders mix with bitter lemon to make the popular Pomada. Also famous is Formatge de Maó, a cheese typical of the island."
So probably just a different spelling. :-)
March 25, 2008