Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An Italian cheese, especially Romano, made from sheep's milk.

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  • noun Any of a family of Italian cheese made from ewe's milk

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Italian, of ewes, pecorino, from pecora, ewe, sheep, from Latin, cattle, pl. of pecus; see peku- in Indo-European roots.]

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Italian diminutive of pecora, sheep

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Examples

  • Sep 4th, 2007 at 1: 31 pm sandra re: cheese on seafood … from my 1/4-Italian perspective, I think parmesan or pecorino is acceptable.

    PROFILE: Midtown Lunch’er “Matt” | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan 2007

  • May be they asked you if you wanted cow cheese, but it wouldn't have been real "pecorino".

    TBTAM Does Italy - Part 2 aka TBTAM 2007

  • In my opinion the best is the real sheep "pecorino" (probably that is the one you had).

    TBTAM Does Italy - Part 2 aka TBTAM 2007

  • It seems to me, however, that the "pecorino" must have been sheep cheese, not goat cheese, because "pecorino" by definition is never made of goat cheese.

    TBTAM Does Italy - Part 2 aka TBTAM 2007

  • Some producers are making hard, aged sheep cheese, such as pecorino, and Hollow Road has come up with a lovely Camembert knockoff.

    Say Good Night, Goats 2008

  • The whole, dark brown and black with the rich smoke of brushwood burned in the corner to boil the big black cauldron of sheep's milk for the making of the rank 'pecorino' cheese.

    Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 2 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome 1881

  • Served in individual ramekins and fortified with cream, thyme, fontina and pecorino, it's a rich, warming supper that's easy to pull together.

    Pumpkin Panade 2011

  • Top with pecorino Parmesan will work, too and bake until the centers are nearly semi-firm.

    Pumpkin Panade 2011

  • Before serving, slide the panades under the broiler for a few minutes; the pecorino should brown and bubble and form a crackly crust.

    Pumpkin Panade 2011

  • In lieu of a mac-and-cheese spread, at Winter Antiques, there was a tomato soup bar with DIY toppings like white beans, fennel, Japanese eggplant and pecorino.

    Hot Zones for Antique Buyers Marshall Heyman 2011

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