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provolone

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈpɹoʊvəloʊn/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Received-Pronunciation: /pɹoʊvəˈloʊni/
  • CMU ARPABET: P R OW1 V AH0 L OW0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian provolone, augmentative of provola.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: provolone — type of cheese
  • Italian: provolone — type of cheese
  • Japanese: プロヴォローネ (purovorōne) — type of cheese
  • Korean: 프로볼로네 (peurobollone) — type of cheese