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caciocavallo

/ˌkɑːtʃəʊkəˈvɑːləʊ/

caciocavallo noun: an Italian cheese, similar to provolone, originally from Sicily and the South.

caciocavallo: an Italian cheese, similar to provolone, originally from Sicily and the South
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Noun

caciocavallo (usually uncountable, plural caciocavallos)

  1. (usually) An Italian cheese, similar to provolone, originally from Sicily and the South.

caciocavallo meaning in Arabic

caciocavallo in Arabic

Italian cheese type
قَشْقَوَان qašqawān

Forms of caciocavallo

pluralcaciocavallos

Origin of caciocavallo

Borrowed from Italian caciocavallo, from cacio (“cheese”) + a cavallo (“on horseback”), from Sicilian casucavaḍḍu, from the custom of draping two cheeses over a pole to dry. Doublet of kashkaval.

Questions about caciocavallo

What does caciocavallo mean?
Caciocavallo means an Italian cheese, similar to provolone, originally from Sicily and the South.
What is caciocavallo in Arabic?
Caciocavallo in Arabic is قَشْقَوَان (qašqawān). See Caciocavallo meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is caciocavallo?
Caciocavallo is a noun.
How do you pronounce caciocavallo?
Caciocavallo is pronounced /ˌkɑːtʃəʊkəˈvɑːləʊ/.
What is the plural of caciocavallo?
The plural of caciocavallo is caciocavallos.

Words near caciocavallo in the dictionary

  1. cacik
  2. caciks
  3. Cacilhas
  4. cacio de pepe
  5. cacio e pepe
  6. caciocavallo
  7. caciocavallos
  8. Cacioppo
  9. Cacioppos
  10. cacique
  11. caciques

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