provolone
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian provolone, augmentative of provola.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɹoʊvəloʊn/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹoʊvəˈloʊni/
Noun
editprovolone (usually uncountable, plural provolones)
- A semi-hard cheese made of whole milk from cows. It comes primarily from Southern Italy.
Translations
editFurther reading
editItalian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editprovolone m (plural provoloni)
- Augmentative of provola
- provolone (semi-hard cheese made of whole milk from cows)
Further reading
edit- 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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