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Meaning of Manchego | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A firm, compact cheese made in the La Mancha region of Spain, aged for between 60 days and two years and made from the milk of Manchega sheep.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Manchego.
    alt-of, countable, uncountable
  3. A North American, industrialized cheese made from cow's milk that melts and is similar in taste to Monterey Jack common in Mexico and Spanish-speaking regions in the US.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

““Now, these are what we’d call tasty cheeses,” she said as I speared cubes of creamy kefalotiri and manchego, nodding in agreement: tasty!”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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