pe·co·ri·no (p k  -r  n )n. pl. pe·co·ri·nos An Italian cheese, especially Romano, made from ewe's milk. [Italian, of ewes, pecorino, from pecora, ewe, sheep, from Latin, cattle, pl. of pecus; see peku- in Indo-European roots.] |
pecorino [ˌpɛkəˈriːnəʊ]
n
(Cookery) an Italian cheese made from ewes' milk
[from Italian, literally: of ewes, from pecora sheep, from Latin pecus]
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