manchego

See also: Manchego

English

Noun

manchego (countable and uncountable, plural manchegos)

1. Alternative form of Manchego
   • 2009 March 13, Jaime Gross, “Captain Kangaroo”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     “Now, these are what we’d call tasty cheeses,” she said as I speared cubes of creamy kefalotiri and manchego, nodding in agreement: tasty!

Anagrams

• chonmage

Asturian

Adjective

manchego

1. neuter of manchegu

Galician

Adjective

manchego (feminine manchega, masculine plural manchegos, feminine plural manchegas)

1. of, from or relating to La Mancha

Noun

manchego m (plural manchegos, feminine manchega, feminine plural manchegas)

1. native or inhabitant of La Mancha

Further reading

• “manchego”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish manchego.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈʃe.ɡu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈʃe.ɡu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈʃe.ɡo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈʃe.ɡu/ [mɐ̃ˈʃe.ɣu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈʃe.ɡu/ [mɐ̃ˈʃe.ɣu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈt͡ʃe.ɡu/ [mɐ̃ˈt͡ʃe.ɣu]

Adjective

manchego (feminine manchega, masculine plural manchegos, feminine plural manchegas)

1. of, from or relating to La Mancha

Noun

manchego m (plural manchegos, feminine manchega, feminine plural manchegas)

1. native or inhabitant of La Mancha
2. Manchego (a firm, compact cheese from La Mancha)

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic المنشا (al Mansha); Mancha +‎ -ego.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈt͡ʃeɡo/ [mãnʲˈt͡ʃe.ɣ̞o]

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• Rhymes: -eɡo
• Syllabification: man‧che‧go

Adjective

manchego (feminine manchega, masculine plural manchegos, feminine plural manchegas)

1. of, from or relating to La Mancha

Noun

manchego m (plural manchegos, feminine manchega, feminine plural manchegas)

1. native or inhabitant of La Mancha (male or of unspecified gender)

Further reading

• “manchego”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10