fontina

[ fon-tee-nuh ]

noun
  1. a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.

Origin of fontina

1
1935–40; <Italian <Upper Italian dial. (Val d'Aosta), of uncertain origin

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fontina

/ (fɒnˈtiːnə) /


noun
  1. a semihard, pale yellow, mild Italian cheese made from cows' milk

Origin of fontina

1
C20: from Italian dialect, of unknown origin

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