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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.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Manchego.
  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.

Equivalents

العربية مَنْتْشِيغُو
Français manchego manchego
Português manchego
Русский манче́го

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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