noun
gorgonzola
Gorgonzola (noun) means a strong, blue-veined Italian cheese made from cow's milk. Example: “The salad was topped with crumbled gorgonzola and walnuts.”
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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
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Word forms
- Plural
- gorgonzolas
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The salad was topped with crumbled _____ and walnuts.
Etymology
Named after Gorgonzola, the town near Milan, Italy, where the cheese was first made.
Rhymes for gorgonzola
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What does “gorgonzola” mean?
The word “gorgonzola” means a strong, blue-veined Italian cheese made from cow's milk. In plain terms, a pungent Italian blue cheese, named after its home town.
How do you use “gorgonzola” in a sentence?
Here is “gorgonzola” used in a sentence: “The salad was topped with crumbled gorgonzola and walnuts.”
What part of speech is “gorgonzola”?
“Gorgonzola” is a noun.
What is the meaning of gorgonzola?
"gorgonzola" (noun) means a strong, blue-veined Italian cheese made from cow's milk.
