caciocavallo

Meaning

Noun

An Italian cheese, similar to provolone, originally from Sicily and the South.

Origin

Borrowed from Italian caciocavallo, from cacio + [[a cavallo]], from the custom of draping two cheeses over a pole to dry. kashkaval.

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