manchego

manchego (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of Manchego
   • 2009 March 13, Jaime Gross, “Captain Kangaroo”, in New York Times‎:

     “Now, these are what we’d call tasty cheeses,” she said as I speared cubes of creamy kefalotiri and manchego, nodding in agreement: tasty!

• chonmage

Borrowed from Spanish manchego.

manchego m (feminine singular manchega, masculine plural manchegos, feminine plural manchegas, comparable)

1. of, from or relating to the Spanish region of La Mancha

manchego m (plural manchegos, feminine manchega, feminine plural manchegas)

1. a person from La Mancha
2. Manchego (a firm, compact cheese from La Mancha)

From Andalusian Arabic المنشا‎ (al Mansha).[1]

manchego (feminine singular manchega, masculine plural manchegos, feminine plural manchegas)

1. of or pertaining to la Mancha

manchego m (plural manchegos, feminine manchega, feminine plural manchegas)

1. someone from la Mancha