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Sapsago definition

săp-sāgō, săpsə-gō
A hard green cheese made from skim-milk curd, colored and flavored with sweet clover.
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A variety of hard, greenish cheese made orig. in Switzerland of skim milk flavored with melilot.
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A type of dry, hard, cheese made from skimmed cow's milk and herbs, originating from Switzerland.
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Origin of sapsago

  • Alteration of German Schabzieger schaben to scrape (from Middle High German) (from Old High German skaban) Zieger whey, whey cheese (from Middle High German ziger) (probably of Celtic origin)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition