Grana Padano

noun

A hard, crumbly cheese from the Po river valley in northern Italy.

OriginItalian Grana Padano →
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Meanings

nounGrana Padano (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA hard, crumbly cheese from the Po river valley in northern Italy.

Origin

  1. ItalianGrana Padano
  2. EnglishGrana Padano

From Italian Grana Padano, from grana (a cheese similar to parmesan, masculine) and padano (“from the Po Valley”).

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