provolone
[ proh-vuh-loh-nee ]
/ ˌproʊ vəˈloʊ ni /
noun
a mellow light-colored, Italian cheese, usually smoked after drying.
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
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