manchego

See also: Manchego

English

Noun

manchego (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of Manchego
    • 2009 March 13, Jaime Gross, “Captain Kangaroo”, in New York Times‎:
      “Now, these are what we’d call tasty cheeses,” she said as I speared cubes of creamy kefalotiri and manchego, nodding in agreement: tasty!

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish manchego.

Adjective

manchego m (feminine singular manchega, masculine plural manchegos, feminine plural manchegas, comparable)

  1. of, from or relating to the Spanish region of La Mancha

Noun

manchego m (plural manchegos, feminine manchega, feminine plural manchegas)

  1. a person from La Mancha
  2. Manchego (a firm, compact cheese from La Mancha)

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic المنشا‎ (al Mansha).[1]

Adjective

manchego (feminine singular manchega, masculine plural manchegos, feminine plural manchegas)

  1. of or pertaining to la Mancha

Noun

manchego m (plural manchegos, feminine manchega, feminine plural manchegas)

  1. someone from la Mancha

References

  1. ↑ Lipscomb, Kelly (2005): Spain, p. 208
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