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DictionaryprovoloneItalian-style cheese
noun

provolone

PROH-vuh-lohn/prˈoʊvʌloʊn/

A firm Italian-style cheese with a mild or sharp flavor.

Thin ivory slices lie beside the cut, rope-tied provolone.

A rope-tied, pear-shaped provolone with a cut face and thin ivory slices beside an open sandwich, emphasizing the cheese itself and its familiar sandwich use.
Etymology
provolItalianbuffalo-milk cream cheese
+oneItalianlarge

The name is an enlarged form of provola, a buffalo-milk cream cheese: roughly, “big provola.” The cheese name's deeper origin is uncertain.

In context

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let's put on some nutty provolone cheese
Costco Turkey Provolone Sandwich at Home | Quick Lunch

More examples

  • Melt the provolone over the roasted peppers.
  • This aged provolone has a pleasantly sharp flavor.
  • I prefer mild provolone on my sandwiches.

Forms

provolone

Similar words

mozzarella
Usually softer and moister, with a milder, milkier flavor.
Swiss
Another sandwich cheese, typically with holes and a nuttier flavor.