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Fontina

[fon-tee-nuh]

fon·ti·na

[fon-tee-nuh]
noun
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.

Origin:
1935–40; < Italian < Upper Italian dial. (Val d'Aosta), of uncertain origin
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fontina (fɒnˈtiːnə)
 
n
a semihard, pale yellow, mild Italian cheese made from cows' milk
 
[C20: from Italian dialect, of unknown origin]

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