caciocavallo

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/ˌkɑːtʃəʊkəˈvɑːləʊ/

noun

An Italian cheese, similar to provolone, originally from Sicily and the South.

OriginItalian caciocavallo ← Sicilian casucavaḍḍu →
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Meanings

nouncaciocavallo (usually uncountable, plural caciocavallos)

plural caciocavallos

  1. uncountableusuallyAn Italian cheese, similar to provolone, originally from Sicily and the South.

Origin

  1. Siciliancasucavaḍḍu
  2. Italiancaciocavallo
  3. Englishcaciocavallo

Borrowed from Italian caciocavallo, from cacio (“cheese”) + a cavallo (“on horseback”), from Sicilian casucavaḍḍu, from the custom of draping two cheeses over a pole to dry. Doublet of kashkaval.

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Translations

Arabic قَشْقَوَان
  • قَشْقَوَان (qašqawān)Italian cheese type
Bulgarian кашкава́л, качокавало
  • кашкава́л (kaškavál)Italian cheese type
  • качокавало (kačokavalo)Italian cheese type
Finnish caciocavallo
  • caciocavalloItalian cheese type
French caciocavallo, kachkaval
  • caciocavalloItalian cheese type
  • kachkavalItalian cheese type
German Caciocavallo, Kaschkawal
  • CaciocavalloItalian cheese type
  • KaschkawalItalian cheese type
Greek κασκαβάλι
  • κασκαβάλι (kaskaváli)Italian cheese type
Hebrew קשקבל
  • קשקבלItalian cheese type
Hungarian kaskavál
  • kaskaválItalian cheese type
Italian caciocavallo
  • caciocavalloItalian cheese type
Japanese カチョカヴァッロ
  • カチョカヴァッロ (kachokavarro)Italian cheese type
Korean 카치오카발로
  • 카치오카발로 (kachiokaballo)Italian cheese type
Latin cascabellus
  • cascabellusItalian cheese type
Polish kaszkawał
  • kaszkawałItalian cheese type
Romanian cașcaval
  • cașcavalItalian cheese type
Russian качокава́лло, кашкава́л
  • качокава́лло (kačokavállo)Italian cheese type
  • кашкава́л (kaškavál)Italian cheese type
Turkish kaşkaval
  • kaşkavalItalian cheese type
Ukrainian качіокава́ло
  • качіокава́ло (kačiokaválo)Italian cheese type
Cite this entry
APA

caciocavallo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caciocavallo

MLA

“caciocavallo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caciocavallo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caciocavallo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caciocavallo.

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