Definitions
Etymologies
- Italian diminutive of pecora, sheep (Wiktionary)
- Italian, of ewes, pecorino, from pecora, ewe, sheep, from Latin, cattle, pl. of pecus. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Sep 4th, 2007 at 1: 31 pm sandra re: cheese on seafood … from my 1/4-Italian perspective, I think parmesan or pecorino is acceptable.”
“May be they asked you if you wanted cow cheese, but it wouldn't have been real "pecorino".”
“It seems to me, however, that the "pecorino" must have been sheep cheese, not goat cheese, because "pecorino" by definition is never made of goat cheese.”
“In my opinion the best is the real sheep "pecorino" (probably that is the one you had).”
“Some producers are making hard, aged sheep cheese, such as pecorino, and Hollow Road has come up with a lovely Camembert knockoff.”
“The whole, dark brown and black with the rich smoke of brushwood burned in the corner to boil the big black cauldron of sheep's milk for the making of the rank 'pecorino' cheese.”
Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 2 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome
“In lieu of a mac-and-cheese spread, at Winter Antiques, there was a tomato soup bar with DIY toppings like white beans, fennel, Japanese eggplant and pecorino.”
“Served in individual ramekins and fortified with cream, thyme, fontina and pecorino, it's a rich, warming supper that's easy to pull together.”
“Top with pecorino Parmesan will work, too and bake until the centers are nearly semi-firm.”
“Before serving, slide the panades under the broiler for a few minutes; the pecorino should brown and bubble and form a crackly crust.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘pecorino’.
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venomous, unworthy, tucotuco, vrooming, mispelin, i ♥ mozart, tiramisù, fartlets, pindaric, pecorino, the f word, 3.141592 and 104 more...
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250 Further Spelling Words
Another compilation of spelling words suitable for intermediate to advanced spellers.
venturi, aesir, affenpinscher, rottweiler, amanuensis, balletomane, hansard, sangfroid, yukata, capriccio, cuisse, heriot and 237 more...
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250 Cherry-Picked Words
Juicy words for the intermediate and advanced speller
consomme, miniaceous, nankeen, smaragdine, stramineous, vitellary, allemande, beguine, bransle, charabanc, margaritaceous, chaconne and 238 more...
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cheese
everything cheese,expressions like
stiff cheddar,turophile's heaven
a work in progresscheddar, cheddared, cheddaring, cheedam, cheese straw, cheesed off, cheesed, cheesie, cheeseparing, cheese tree, cheesewood, cheesier and 352 more...
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Words and Names that Sound Naughty bu...
For whatever reason, speaking some words and names can just make you feel dirty. What words might you feel uncomfortable uttering in front of your 8-year-old child or 80-year-old grandmother?
peter o'toole, cockpit, bangkok, ballcock, titmouse, lipsitz, shih tzu, niggardly, andy dick, sausage roll, humdinger, debugger and 3 more...
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Words That Sound Naughty, but Aint
I'm quite sure there already must be a list for this somewhere. But I want.
coccyx, cumquat, bangkok, ramjet, titmouse, seersucker, woodpecker, hormone, phuket, cockade, dicker, country and 13 more...
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spoon
being items relating to food, cooking and the kitchen.
spoon, fork, beef, slice, dozen, eggs, simmer, broil, salad, soup, stock, lard and 287 more...
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cheese i've eaten
adelle, brillat savarin, coupole, grayson, tomme de savoie, segredo serrano, parmegiano reggiano, cabot cheddar, shropshire, edam, robiola, mont briac and 47 more...
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food and wine
bellini, lambrusco, frangelico, asti, prosecco, rosato, bianco, rosso, limoncello, amore, béchamel, chianti and 66 more...
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