turophile
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turophile — noun Etymology: irregular from Greek tyros cheese + English phile more at butter Date: 1938 a connoisseur of cheese ; a cheese fancier … New Collegiate Dictionary
turophile — tur·o·phile (to͝orʹə fī , tyo͝orʹ ) n. A lover of cheese. [Greek tūros, cheese; See teuə in Indo European Roots + phile.] * * * … Universalium
turophile — noun a gourmet/connoisseur of cheese … Wiktionary
turophile — n. person who loves cheese; cheese connoisseur … English contemporary dictionary
turophile — tu·ro·phile … English syllables
turophile — /ˈtjurəfaɪl/ (say tyoohruhfuyl) noun a lover of cheese. {Greek tȳros cheese + phile} …
turophile — ˈt(y)u̇rəˌfīl noun ( s) Etymology: irregular from Greek tyros cheese + English phile more at tyr : a gourmet of cheese : a cheese fancier … Useful english dictionary
-phil- — Suffixes with the common part phil ( phile, philia, philic) are used to specify some kind of attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something. They are antonymic to suffixes phob . Phil (Philo ) may also be… … Wikipedia
Love and Attraction — While this list might seem a bit risqué judging from its title, it s not as bad (or good) as you might think. Each of these 114 weird words contains the word element phil , from ancient Greek phileein to love, and so a philia is a special love,… … Phrontistery dictionary