Cheese whose name comes from the Italian for "sheep" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PECORINO Cheese whose name comes from the Italian for 'sheep' (8) New York Times Sep 3, 2019
7% ROMANO Italian cheese (6) New York Times Mar 16, 2026
7% ASIAGO Italian cheese (6) Eugene Sheffer Feb 14, 2026
7% IODINE Element whose name comes from the Greek for "purple" (6) Wall Street Journal Feb 14, 2026
6% EDAM Cheese from Holland (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 24, 2026
6% MUTTON Meat from an adult sheep (6) The Times Concise Mar 24, 2026
6% EWE Sheep (3) The Telegraph Quick Mar 16, 2026
6% WOOL Hair from sheep (4) (4) Mirror Classic Mar 14, 2026
6% ARGENTINA Country whose name comes from the Latin word for "silver" (9) The New Yorker Mini Mar 12, 2026
6% BEL ____ Paese, Italian cheese (3) The Telegraph Quick Mar 4, 2026

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