sapsago

American

[sap-sey-goh, sap-suh-goh] / sæpˈseɪ goʊ, ˈsæp səˌgoʊ /

noun

a strong, hard, usually green cheese of Swiss origin, made with sour skim milk and sweet clover.

sapsago British

/ ˈsæpsəˌɡəʊ /

noun

a hard greenish Swiss cheese made with sour skimmed milk and coloured and flavoured with clover

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Etymology

Origin of sapsago

1840–50, alteration of German Schabziger, Schabzieger, equivalent to schab ( en ) to grate + Zi ( e ) ger a kind of cheese

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