romano

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noun

A hard, sharp cheese served grated as a garnish.

Less commonScrabble 8

Meanings

romano1

nounromano (countable and uncountable, plural romanos)

plural romanos

  1. countableuncountableA hard, sharp cheese served grated as a garnish.

Romano2

proper nounRomano (plural Romanos)

plural Romanos

  1. A surname from Italian.

    But while the wackiness gets exasperating fast (a running joke about Hazel’s father, played by Ray Romano on autopilot, having a sex doll for a wife is even unfunnier than it sounds), Milioti works overtime to keep us invested.

    2021 March 31, Benjamin Lee, “Made for Love review – Black Mirror-esque comedy needs an upgrade”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 10 Jul 2021
nounRomano (countable and uncountable, plural Romanos)

plural Romanos

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of romano (“cheese”).

Origin

romano · noun

  1. Italianromano“Roman”
  2. Englishromano

Borrowed from Italian romano (“Roman”). Doublet of Roman.

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Romano · proper noun, noun

  1. ItalianRomano
  2. ItalianRomano
  3. EnglishRomano

Borrowed from Italian Romano.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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