taleggio

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/təˈlɛdʒiəʊ/

noun

A soft Italian cheese from Lombardy.

OriginItalian taleggio →
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Meanings

nountaleggio (usually uncountable, plural taleggios)

plural taleggios

  1. uncountableusuallyA soft Italian cheese from Lombardy.

Origin

  1. Italiantaleggio
  2. Englishtaleggio

Borrowed from Italian taleggio, from a place name.

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APA

taleggio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taleggio

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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