sapsago

[ sap-sey-goh, sap-suh-goh ]

/ sæpˈseɪ goʊ, ˈsæp səˌgoʊ /

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noun

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

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Origin of sapsago

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

Words nearby sapsago

saprophagous, saprophyte, saprotroph, saprozoic, SAPS, sapsago, sapsucker, Sapulpa, sapwood, Saqqara, SAR

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How to use sapsago in a sentence

Roll these in little balls and serve with fruit salads, dusting lightly with finely grated Sapsago.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown
Good when overlaid with cheese butter of contrasting piquance, say one mixed with Sapsago.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown
The imported but still cheap green Sapsago is not to be forgotten when mixing your own cheese butter.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown
The name Sapsago is a corruption of Schabziger, German for whey cheese.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown

After that add the Sapsago, finely grated, and wine in small splashes.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown

British Dictionary definitions for sapsago

sapsago

/ (ˈsæpsəˌɡəʊ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for sapsago

C19: changed from German Schabziger, from schaben to grate + dialect Ziger a kind of cheese

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