Pont l’ɷvêque (p?nt? l?-v?k?, pôN? l?-v?k?)n. A pale yellow, semisoft French cheese made of whole or partially skimmed cow’s milk. [After Pont l’Évêque, a town of northwest France.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.