provolone

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pro·vo·lo·ne

P0624300 (prō′və-lō′nē, prō′və-lōn′)n. A semihard, white or pale yellow Italian cheese, made from cow's milk and often smoked.
[Italian, augmentative of provola, a kind of cheese.]

provolone

(ˌprəʊvəˈləʊnɪ) n (Cookery) a mellow, pale yellow, soft, and sometimes smoked cheese, made of cows' milk: usually moulded in the shape of a pear[Italian, from provola, apparently from Medieval Latin probula cheese made from buffalo milk]

pro•vo•lo•ne

(ˌproʊ vəˈloʊ ni)

n. a mellow, light-colored Italian cheese, usu. smoked after drying. [1945–50; < Italian, orig. dial. (S Italy) =provol(a) kind of cheese (of uncertain orig.) + -one augmentative suffix]