caciocavallo

noun ca·cio·ca·val·lo \ ¦kächōkəˈvä(ˌ)lō \

variants: or caciocavallo cheese

Definition of caciocavallo

plural -s

: a cheese originating in southern Italy and made from matted curd worked in hot water or whey and often molded into the shape of an Indian club or tenpin

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Origin and Etymology of caciocavallo

Italian caciocavallo, literally, horse cheese, from cacio cheese (from Latin caseus) + cavallo horse, from Latin caballus nag

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