caciocavallo
See also: Caciocavallo
English edit
Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
caciocavallo (usually uncountable, plural caciocavallos)
Related terms edit
Translations edit
Italian cheese type — see also kashkaval
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Further reading edit
- caciocavallo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From cacio (“cheese”) + cavallo (“horse”), likely calqued from Neapolitan, or Sicilian cascavallu, modern cascavaddu, spoken in the area native of the cheese.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
caciocavallo m (plural caciocavalli or cacicavalli)
References edit
- ^ caciocavallo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Further reading edit
- caciocavallo on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it