Asiago
name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A hard Italian cheese similar to Parmesan. countable, uncountable
Proper Noun
- 1 A township near Vicenza in the Veneto, Italy.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Named for the northern Italian town of Asiago.
Etymology 2
From Italian Asiago (Venetan Axiago), from Medieval Latin Axiglagum, a predial name from a name like Asellius or Acilius. The Cimbrian name is Slege and the German name is Schlägen, both also deriving from the Latin (Aselago → Selago → Slago → Slege).