Manchego

[ mahn-chey-goh, man‐ ]

/ mɑnˈtʃeɪ goʊ, mæn‐ /

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noun

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

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Which of the following words means “to make a crackling sound; crackle”?

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Origin of Manchego

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

And like many of you, we have watched, dismayed, as our room-sized hunk of Manchego went moldy.
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Manchego cheese—a particular kind of it that comes from central Spain.
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