provolone
[ proh-vuh-loh-nee ]
/ ˌproʊ vəˈloʊ ni /
noun
a mellow light-colored, Italian cheese, usually smoked after drying.
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Also called provolone cheese .
Origin of provolone
1945–50; <Italian, equivalent to provol(a) kind of cheese (of debated origin) + -one augmentative suffix
Words nearby provolone
provocateur, provocation, provocative, provoke, provoking, provolone, provost, provost court, provost guard, provost marshal, provost sergeant
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Example sentences from the Web for provolone
When it comes to cheese, the only acceptable options are American and provolone.
The cheese was American: In Philly, purists use Cheez Whiz or provolone.
As for the Provolone, notable for the water-buffalo milk that makes it, there's an example of really grown-up milk.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown
British Dictionary definitions for provolone
provolone
/ (ˌprəʊvəˈləʊnɪ) /
noun
a mellow, pale yellow, soft, and sometimes smoked cheese, made of cows' milk: usually moulded in the shape of a pear
Word Origin for provolone
Italian, from provola, apparently from Medieval Latin probula cheese made from buffalo milk
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