Romano

[ roh-mah-noh ]

/ roʊˈmɑ noʊ /

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noun (sometimes lowercase)

a hard, light-colored, sharp, Italian cheese, usually made of ewe's milk.

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Also called Romano cheese .

Origin of Romano

1905–10; <Italian: Roman

Words nearby Romano

Roman law, Roman mile, Roman nose, Roman numeral, Roman numerals, Romano, Romanov, Romanovs, Roman pace, Roman peace, Roman punch

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How to use Romano in a sentence

His mind went immediately to his office friend, the telephone system manager, delightful Hope Romano, who went up when that elevator door closed.
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Romano is the chief executive officer of ChargePoint, a California-based company that runs one of the world’s largest electric-vehicle charging networks, having installed over 130,000 charging stations throughout North America and Europe.
ChargePoint CEO Pasquale Romano on When American Cars Will Go All-Electric|Eben Shapiro|February 28, 2021|Time
In Romano’s business, each parking spot is a potential home for a charger.
ChargePoint CEO Pasquale Romano on When American Cars Will Go All-Electric|Eben Shapiro|February 28, 2021|Time
When our writer Andrew Romano removed the bag, it was revealed that LaBeouf was quietly weeping.
Shia LaBeouf’s Most Gangsta Move Yet: Getting Hauled Off In Handcuffs During Broadway’s ‘Cabaret’|Marlow Stern|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Kashkari, an Indian American who looks vaguely like a bald Ray Romano, is both pro-choice and a supporter of same-sex marriage.
Inside California's Crazy Race To Be The GOP Gubernatorial Candidate|Olivia Nuzzi|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An Italian scientist named Romano Demicheli presented data from a decades-long study of breast cancer patients.
How Big Pharma Holds Back in the War on Cancer|ProPublica|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The headline of L'Osservatore Romano put it even more plainly: “Common Commitment.”
Their Cordial Meeting Proves the Common Bonds of Obama and Pope Francis|Joshua DuBois|March 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A riot erupted in Harlem, and Romano was among the cops who found themselves in the midst of it.
The Black and White Men Who Saved Martin Luther King’s Life|Michael Daly|January 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
See also the vignette on title page, copied from an alabaster slab in the Collegio Romano, originally from the Catacombs.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
In the general framework of Romano-British life the two chief features were the town, and the villa.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
A similar absence of remains may be noticed outside other Romano-British towns, and is significant of their economic position.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
It would seem as if the Romano-Britons were speedily driven from the east of the island.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Kalonymos was the equal of Romano as a philosopher and not much below Immanuel as a satirist.
Chapters on Jewish Literature|Israel Abrahams

British Dictionary definitions for Romano (1 of 2)

Romano¹

/ (rəʊˈmɑːnəʊ) /

noun

a hard light-coloured sharp-tasting cheese, similar to Parmesan

British Dictionary definitions for Romano (2 of 2)

Romano²

/ (Italian roˈmaːno) /

noun

See Giulio Romano

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