provolone

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌproʊvəˈloʊni/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prō′və lō′nē)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•vo•lo•ne /ˌproʊvəˈloʊni/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Fooda mellow, light-colored Italian cheese.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•vo•lo•ne  (prō′və lō′nē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fooda mellow light-colored, Italian cheese, usually smoked after drying. Also called pro′volo′ne cheese′. 
  • Italian, equivalent. to provol(a) kind of cheese (of debated origin) + -one augmentative suffix
  • 1945–50

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