fontina


fon·ti·na

F0232300 (fŏn-tē′nə)n. A ripened cheese of variable texture and flavor, originally produced in Italy.
[Italian.]

fontina

(fɒnˈtiːnə) n (Cookery) a semihard, pale yellow, mild Italian cheese made from cows' milk[C20: from Italian dialect, of unknown origin]

fon•ti•na

(fɒnˈti nə)

n. a semisoft to firm pale yellow Italian cheese. [1935–40; < Italian < Upper Italian Piedmont, of uncertain orig.]