sapsago

sap·sa·go

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sap-sey-goh, sap-suh-goh]
- /sæpˈseɪ goʊ, ˈsæp səˌgoʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sap-sey-goh, sap-suh-goh]
- /sæpˈseɪ goʊ, ˈsæp səˌgoʊ/

Definitions of sapsago word

noun sapsago a strong, hard, usually green cheese of Swiss origin, made with sour skim milk and sweet clover. 1
noun sapsago a hard greenish Swiss cheese made with sour skimmed milk and coloured and flavoured with clover 0
noun sapsago a variety of hard, greenish cheese made orig. in Switzerland of skim milk flavored with melilot 0

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Origin of sapsago

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

1840-50, Americanism; alteration of German Schabziger, Schabzieger, equivalent to schab(en) to grate + Zi(e)ger a kind of cheese

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Parts of speech for Sapsago

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sapsago popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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