Definition of Pecorino

1. Noun. Any of a family of Italian cheese made from ewe's milk ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pecorino

1. a hard cheese made from sheep's milk [n -NOS, -NI]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pecorino

peckiest
pecking
pecking order
peckingly
peckings
peckish
peckishly
peckled
pecks
pecksniffian
pecky
pecopteris
pecora
pecoraite
pecorini
pecorino (current term)
pecorinos
pecs
pectase
pectases
pectate
pectates
pecten analis
pecten band
pectenitis
pectenosis
pectenotoxin

Literary usage of Pecorino

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. OECD Territorial Reviews by Oecd (2001)
"Adapting traditional foods to meet consumer demand - The pecorino of the ... The pecorino of the Abruzzi is a small but telling example of the kinds of ..."

2. The New Italian, English, and French Pocket Dictionary: Carefully Comp. from by Ferdinando Bottarelli, Gaetano Polidori (1820)
"... sm a sheep-fold, bergerie pecorino, sm a lamb, agneau pecorino, na, of a sheep, de brebis pecorino, s, m. sheep's dung, crottin de brebis pecorino ..."

3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1889)
"Paolo Inghirami, surnamed pecorino, returned from Florence, and one Sunday morning, coming out of the Duomo, "with a most superb air," says an old ..."

4. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1889)
"Paolo Inghirami, surnamed pecorino, returned from Florence, and one Sunday morning, coming out of the Duomo, " with a most superb air," says an old ..."

5. Landscapes of Tuscany: A Countryside Guide by Elizabeth Mizon (2002)
"Some wonderful meat-and-fruit combinations are pear and pecorino, finocchio (a fennel- flavoured salami) and figs, prociutto crudo and melon. ..."

6. Official Catalogue of Exhibitors (1915)
"Roman Formaggio pecorino — Unni». Chêne. la-» FARINACEOUS PRODUCTS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES Baroni, L. & Co. ... Romano Formaggio pecorino—Roma • and Sausage. ..."

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