n. pl. pe·co·ri·nos An Italian cheese, especially Romano, made from sheep's milk. [Italian, of ewes, pecorino, from pecora, ewe, sheep, from Latin, cattle, pl. of pecus; see peku- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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