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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pecorino

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
pecori-no
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a family of Italian hard cheeses made from ewe's milk.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pecorino, from pecora (“sheep”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

pecorinos (plural) pecorini (plural)

Questions

What does pecorino mean?
Any of a family of Italian hard cheeses made from ewe's milk.
Where does pecorino come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce pecorino

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