provolone

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English

A table with provolone wheels on it and fresh provolone balls hanging over it
Fresh provolone

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian provolone, augmentative of provola.

Pronunciation

Noun

provolone (usually uncountable, plural provolones)

  1. A semi-hard cheese made of whole milk from cows. It comes primarily from Southern Italy.

Translations

Further reading

Italian

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Etymology

From provola +‎ -one.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pro.voˈlo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: pro‧vo‧ló‧ne

Noun

provolone m (plural provoloni)

  1. Augmentative of provola
  2. provolone (semi-hard cheese made of whole milk from cows)

Further reading

  • provolone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • The Diner's Dictionary: Word Origins of Food and Drink, 2nd ed., Oxford, 2002.
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