: a pungent blue cheese of Italian origin

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Best-sellers include the Thanksgiving wrap, town and country salad, west coast chicken, and Gorgonzola Portabella Melt. Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025 Sacchetti stuffed with pear and Gorgonzola Craving satisfied: Chile-crisp tofu and other weeknight dishes that hit the spot Reader alert: Send us your fish fry information! Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Gorgonzola, Italy

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Gorgonzola was in 1878

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“Gorgonzola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gorgonzola. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

Gorgonzola

noun
: a cheese of Italian origin ripened by veins of greenish blue mold
Etymology

named for Gorgonzola, town in Italy where the cheese was first made

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