Etymograph

English

Sapsago

Sapsago comes from Switzerland German Schabziger.

  1. Switzerland GermanmodernSchabziger
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1998Sapsago

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Switzerland GermanmodernSchabziger
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1998Sapsago

Earliest quotation: 1998, R. Andrew Wilbey, J.E. Scott: “Both colour and flavour are added to Sapsago cheese…”

Today it means

noun A dry, hard cheese made from skimmed cows' milk and herbs, originating from Switzerland.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Switzerland German Schabziger / Sapsago