cașcaval

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Romanian

cașcavaluri

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قاشقوال (kaşkaval), from Italian caciocavallo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaʃ.kaˈval/
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  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: caș‧ca‧val

Noun

cașcaval n (plural cașcavaluri)

  1. a type of hard or semihard sheep cheese (dairy product)
  2. (slang) money, cash

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