Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fontina

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: fonti-na
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pale yellow cheese from Valle d'Aosta in Italy.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Italian fontina. The name likely originates from either the Fontin mountain pasture or the village of Fontinaz in the Aosta Valley, where the cheese is traditionally produced.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: fontina

Usage

Inflected Forms

fontinas (plural)

Questions

What does fontina mean?: A pale yellow cheese from Valle d'Aosta in Italy.
Where does fontina come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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