provolone

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian provolone, augmentative of provola.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹoʊvəloʊn/

Noun

provolone (usually uncountable, plural provolones)

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

Etymology 1

From provola +‎ -one.

Noun

provolone m (plural provoloni)

1. Augmentative of provola

Etymology 2

From provola (“buffalo's milk cheese”), from Medieval Latin probula. Compare Latin bubalus.

Noun

provolone ? (plural provoloni)

1. provolone

References

• The Diner's Dictionary: Word Origins of Food and Drink, 2nd ed., Oxford, 2002.