provola

Italian

Etymology

From provare or from Medieval Latin probula (compare Latin būbalus (“buffalo”)). Far from old central Italian linguistic theories, perhaps it would be more practical to reason about the Italianization of the Sicilian term prùvula.

Noun

provola f (plural provole)

1. (regional) Synonym of scamorza: scamorza (an unfermented cow's-milk cheese from southern Italy)

Derived terms

• provolone

Further reading

• scamorza on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Anagrams

• parvolo, provalo

Latin

Verb

prōvolā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of prōvolō