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Sapsago

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A dry, hard cheese made from skimmed cows' milk and herbs, originating from Switzerland.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1953, George P. Sanders, Agriculture Handbook 54: Cheese Varieties and Descriptions, Agricultural Research Service, page 113, Sapsago cheese has been made in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland, for at least 500 years and perhaps more; it is made also in Germany. It is known by various other names, including Schabziger, Glarnerkäse, Grünerkäse, Krauterkäse, and Grünerkrauterkäse.

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Meaning 2

Alternative form of Sapsago.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 3

a hard green Swiss cheese made with skim-milk curd and flavored with clover

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Swiss cheese

History

Etymology

A corruption of Switzerland German Schabziger.