pecorino


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pe·co·ri·no

 (pĕk′ə-rē′nō)
n. pl. pe·co·ri·nos
An Italian cheese, especially Romano, made from sheep's milk.

[Italian, of ewes, pecorino, from pecora, ewe, sheep, from Latin, cattle, pl. of pecus; see peku- in Indo-European roots.]
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pecorino

(ˌpɛkəˈriːnəʊ)
n
(Cookery) an Italian cheese made from ewes' milk
[C20: from Italian, literally: of ewes, from pecora sheep, from Latin pecus]
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