asiago

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noun

A hard Italian cheese similar to Parmesan.

OriginItalian Asiago ← Medieval Latin Axiglagum →
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Meanings

asiago1

nounasiago (countable and uncountable, plural asiagos)

plural asiagos

  1. countableuncountableA hard Italian cheese similar to Parmesan.

Asiago2

proper noun
  1. A township near Vicenza in the Veneto, Italy.

Origin

asiago · noun

Named after the northern Italian town of Asiago.

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Asiago · proper noun

  1. Medieval LatinAxiglagum
  2. ItalianAsiago
  3. EnglishAsiago

From Italian Asiago (Venetan Axiago), from Medieval Latin Axiglagum, a predial name from a name like Asellius or Acilius. The Cimbrian name is Slege and the German name is Schlägen, both also deriving from the Latin (Aselago → Selago → Slago → Slege).

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Translations

French Asiago
  • Asiagoa hard Italian cheese similar to Parmesan
German Schlägen, Asiago
  • Schlägena township in Veneto, Italy
  • Asiagoa township in Veneto, Italy
Italian Asiago
  • Asiagoa township in Veneto, Italy
Japanese アジアーゴ
  • アジアーゴ (ajiāgo)a hard Italian cheese similar to Parmesan
Portuguese asiago, Asiago
  • asiagoa hard Italian cheese similar to Parmesan
  • Asiagoa hard Italian cheese similar to Parmesan
  • Asiagoa township in Veneto, Italy
Spanish Asiago
  • Asiagoa township in Veneto, Italy
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APA

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MLA

“asiago.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asiago. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asiago,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asiago.

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