kashkaval

Meanings

nounkashkaval (uncountable)

uncountableA group of various traditional yellow cheeses from Turkey and the Balkans.
Serve plain, or with a tangy cheese such as kashkaval, kasseri or Manchego.
2007 October 17, “Recipe: Nonno’s Olives”, in New York Times

From Ottoman Turkish قاشقوال (kaşkaval), from Sicilian cascavaḍḍu. Doublet of caciocavallo.

Arabic قَشْقَوَان

قَشْقَوَان (qašqawān)a group of various traditional yellow cheeses from Turkey and the Balkans

Bulgarian кашкавал

кашкавал (kaškaval)a group of various traditional yellow cheeses from Turkey and the Balkans

French kachkaval

kachkavala group of various traditional yellow cheeses from Turkey and the Balkans

German Kaschkawal

Kaschkawala group of various traditional yellow cheeses from Turkey and the Balkans

Hungarian kaskavál

kaskavála group of various traditional yellow cheeses from Turkey and the Balkans

Italian caciocavallo, cosacavaddu

caciocavalloa group of various traditional yellow cheeses from Turkey and the Balkans
cosacavaddua group of various traditional yellow cheeses from Turkey and the Balkans

Polish kaszkawał

kaszkawała group of various traditional yellow cheeses from Turkey and the Balkans

Romanian cașcaval

cașcavala group of various traditional yellow cheeses from Turkey and the Balkans

Russian кашкавал

кашкавал (kaškaval)a group of various traditional yellow cheeses from Turkey and the Balkans

Turkish kaşkaval

kaşkavala group of various traditional yellow cheeses from Turkey and the Balkans

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