noun
gorgonzola
noun
1
A strong, blue-veined Italian cheese made from cow's milk.
"The salad was topped with crumbled gorgonzola and walnuts."
"Gorgonzola has a sharper bite than most other blue cheeses."
How to Use Gorgonzola
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA pungent Italian blue cheese, named after its home town.
Common pairings
gorgonzola sauce
crumbled gorgonzola
Word Forms
gorgonzolas plural
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Etymology
Named after Gorgonzola, the town near Milan, Italy, where the cheese was first made.