Manchego
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Manchego
First recorded in 1910–15; from Spanish (queso) manchego “(cheese) of La Mancha ( def. ) ”
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
And there’s nutty: a good crystalline parm or Manchego that adds both salt and depth.
From Salon
Yes, I still eat some of the traditional Thanksgiving dishes; however, it’s not strange for me to also serve lobster, prawns and crab cakes; two or three different kinds of fried turkey; mac and cheese made with Manchego; fresh collards and other vegetables from somebody’s organic garden; and aged Cabernet and champagne.
From Salon
I’ve been playing with three variations lately: a classic corn, cheddar and bacon number; a butternut squash muffin with manchego and crisped sage; and a “farmers market” version that folds in roasted vegetables, goat cheese and a dollop of onion jam.
From Salon
For a more autumnal spin, I tuck in about ½ cup of cubed, softened butternut squash, a sprinkle of brown sugar, cubes of manchego, and a few torn sage leaves.
From Salon
It came off in thin red ribbons that she piled onto baguettes with manchego and grated tomato.
From Los Angeles Times
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.