Manchego

[ mahn-chey-goh, man‐ ]

noun

a semihard, pale yellow or ivory-colored cheese made in Spain from sheep’s milk.

Origin of Manchego

¹

First recorded in 1910–15; from Spanish (queso) manchego “(cheese) of La Mancha ”

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How to use Manchego in a sentence

And like many of you, we have watched, dismayed, as our room-sized hunk of Manchego went moldy.
The 2012 Holiday Kitchen Gift Guide | Megan McArdle | December 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Manchego cheese—a particular kind of it that comes from central Spain.
A Room of One’s Own | Noah Charney | July 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

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