provolone

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US/ˈpɹoʊvəloʊn/UK/pɹoʊvəˈloʊni/

noun

A semi-hard cheese made of whole milk from cows. It comes primarily from Southern Italy.

OriginItalian provolone →
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Meanings

nounprovolone (usually uncountable, plural provolones)

plural provolones

  1. uncountableusuallyA semi-hard cheese made of whole milk from cows. It comes primarily from Southern Italy.

Origin

  1. Italianprovolone
  2. Englishprovolone

Borrowed from Italian provolone, augmentative of provola.

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Translations

French provolone
  • provolonetype of cheese
Italian provolone
  • provolonetype of cheese
Japanese プロヴォローネ
  • プロヴォローネ (purovorōne)type of cheese
Korean 프로볼로네
  • 프로볼로네 (peurobollone)type of cheese
Cite this entry
APA

provolone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/provolone

MLA

“provolone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/provolone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “provolone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/provolone.

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