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fontina

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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; < It < Upper It dial. (Val d'Aosta), of uncert. orig.
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fon·ti·na   (fŏn-tē'nə)   
n.  A ripened cheese of variable texture and flavor, originally produced in Italy.

[Italian.]
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