English
Manchego
Manchego comes from Spanish manchego ‘from La Mancha’, and goes back to Mancha.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentMancha
- Andalusian Arabicc. 800–1600المنشاal Mansha
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmanchego‘from La Mancha’
- EnglishtodayManchego
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentMancha
- Andalusian Arabicc. 800–1600المنشاal Mansha
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmanchego‘from La Mancha’
- EnglishtodayManchego
Every English word from Spanish Mancha
Today it means
noun A firm, compact cheese made in the La Mancha region of Spain, aged for between 60 days and two years and made from the milk of Manchega sheep.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish Mancha / Manchego