ca·cio·ca·val·lo | \ ¦kächōkəˈvä(ˌ)lō \
variants:
or caciocavallo cheese
plural -s
Definition of caciocavallo
: 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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The first known use of caciocavallo was in 1865
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