Etymograph

English

kashkaval

Kashkaval comes from Ottoman Turkish قاشقوال ‘caciocavallo’.

  1. Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928قاشقوالkaşkaval‘caciocavallo’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2007kashkaval

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928قاشقوالkaşkaval‘caciocavallo’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2007kashkaval

Earliest quotation: 2007, Recipe: Nonno’s Olives: “Serve plain, or with a tangy cheese such as…”

Today it means

noun A group of various traditional yellow cheeses from Turkey and the Balkans.

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

Etymograph / Ottoman Turkish قاشقوال / kashkaval