"caciocavallo" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˌka.t͡ʃo.kaˈval.lo/ Forms: caciocavalli [plural], cacicavalli [plural]
Rhymes: -allo Etymology: From cacio (“cheese”) + cavallo (“horse”), inherited from Old Italian. More likely calqued from Neapolitan, or Sicilian casucavaḍḍu (or from dialectal cascavaḍḍu). Doublet of cosacavaddu. Etymology templates: {{af|it|cacio|cavallo|t1=cheese|t2=horse}} cacio (“cheese”) + cavallo (“horse”), {{clq|it|nap|-|notext=1}} Neapolitan, {{bor|it|scn|casucavaḍḍu}} Sicilian casucavaḍḍu, {{doublet|it|cosacavaddu}} Doublet of cosacavaddu Head templates: {{it-noun|m|+|pl2=cacicavalli}} caciocavallo m (plural caciocavalli or cacicavalli)
  1. caciocavallo Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Cheeses

Inflected forms

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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        },
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    },
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        "2": "nap",
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        "3": "casucavaḍḍu"
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    },
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    }
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  "forms": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cacicavalli",
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        "plural"
      ]
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  ],
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        "Italian masculine nouns",
        "Italian nouns",
        "Italian nouns with multiple plurals",
        "Italian terms borrowed from Sicilian",
        "Italian terms calqued from Neapolitan",
        "Italian terms derived from Neapolitan",
        "Italian terms derived from Sicilian",
        "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
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        "Rhymes:Italian/allo",
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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}

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