asiago

/ (ˌæzɪˈɑːɡəʊ) /

noun

either of two varieties (ripened or fresh) of a cow's-milk cheese produced in NE Italy

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Word Origin for asiago

Italian

Words nearby asiago

ashʿarism, asi, asia, asia minor, asiadollar, asiago, asialism, asian, asian flu, asian influenza, asian pear

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Example sentences from the Web for asiago

Should we make provolone or asiago or even brie in the U.S.?
Elegy to Italian Cheese|Jesse Dart|May 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Many villages and hamlets dotted the plain, especially towards the western end, the most imposing of which was Asiago.
The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T. F.)|Charles Robert Mowbray Fraser Cruttwell
On the Asiago Plateau fighting was resumed on June 25, 1917.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII)|Various
He organized fresh bases of supply, including water, of which there is none on the Asiago plateau.
Italy at War and the Allies in the West|E. Alexander Powell

Those houses of Asiago which they (p. 145)searched were neither garrisoned nor fortified.
The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T. F.)|Charles Robert Mowbray Fraser Cruttwell
Italian and Allied artillery effectively bombarded Austrian lines of communication at Asiago.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VIII (of VIII)|various

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