Manchego

See also: manchego

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish manchego (“from La Mancha”).

Noun

Manchego (countable and uncountable, plural Manchegos)

1. A firm, compact cheese made in the La Mancha region of Spain, aged for between 60 days and two years and made from the milk of Manchega sheep.
2. A North American, industrialized cheese made from cow's milk that melts and is similar in taste to Monterey Jack common in Mexico and Spanish-speaking regions in the US.

Translations

a firm, compact cheese from La Mancha

• Arabic: مَنْتْشِيغُو f (mantšīḡū)

  Hijazi Arabic: مَنْتْشِيقو f (mantšēgu)

• Asturian: manchegu m
• Japanese: ケソ・マンチェゴ (keso manchego), マンチェゴ (manchego)
• Portuguese: manchego m
• Russian: манче́го (mančégo)

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