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caciocavallo
noun
ca·cio·ca·val·lo
\¦kächōkəˈvä(ˌ)lō\
variants: or
caciocavallo cheese
Definition of caciocavallo
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: 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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