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sap·sa·go
\sapˈsāˌgō, ˈsapsəˌgō\ noun
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Etymology: modification of German schabziger, from schaben to scrape (from Old High German skaban) + German dialect ziger, zieger whey, whey cheese, from Middle High German ziger, probably from a Celtic compound whose 1st constituent is akin to Old Welsh dou two, and whose 2d constituent is akin to Middle Irish guirim I warm up; from the milk's being heated twice in the cheese-making process; akin to Latin duo two, and to Old English wearm warm — more at shave, two, warm
: a hard green cheese that is made from skim-milk curd, partly ripened, and then mixed with dried powdered leaves of blue melilot for color and flavor |