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manchego

See also: Manchego

English

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Noun

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manchego (countable and uncountable, plural manchegos)

  1. Alternative form of Manchego
    • 2009 March 13, Jaime Gross, “Captain Kangaroo”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      “Now, these are what we’d call tasty cheeses,” she said as I speared cubes of creamy kefalotiri and manchego, nodding in agreement: tasty!

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Asturian

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Adjective

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manchego

  1. neuter of manchegu

Galician

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Adjective

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manchego (feminine manchega, masculine plural manchegos, feminine plural manchegas)

  1. of, from or relating to La Mancha

Noun

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manchego m (plural manchegos, feminine manchega, feminine plural manchegas)

  1. native or inhabitant of La Mancha

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish manchego.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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manchego (feminine manchega, masculine plural manchegos, feminine plural manchegas)

  1. of, from or relating to La Mancha

Noun

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manchego m (plural manchegos, feminine manchega, feminine plural manchegas)

  1. native or inhabitant of La Mancha
  2. Manchego (a firm, compact cheese from La Mancha)

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Andalusian Arabic المنشا (al Mansha); Mancha +‎ -ego.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /manˈt͡ʃeɡo/ [mãnʲˈt͡ʃe.ɣ̞o]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɡo
  • Syllabification: man‧che‧go

Adjective

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manchego (feminine manchega, masculine plural manchegos, feminine plural manchegas)

  1. of, from or relating to La Mancha

Noun

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manchego m (plural manchegos, feminine manchega, feminine plural manchegas)

  1. native or inhabitant of La Mancha

References

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  1. ^ Lipscomb, Kelly (2005): Spain, p. 208

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