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manchego

/mænˈtʃeɪɡoʊ/ /mɑːnˈtʃeɪɡoʊ/

Meanings
noun
A firm, compact cheese made in the La Mancha region of Spain, aged for between 60 days and two years and made from the milk of Manchega sheep.

Examples :

"At the party, I enjoyed the manchego with quince paste and crackers. "
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Illustration region

region noun

/ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩/

Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.

"the equatorial regions"

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compact noun

/kəmˈpækt/

An agreement or contract.

"The family reached a compact to share chores more evenly. "

Illustration cheese

cheese noun

/t͡ʃiz/

A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.

"My mom made a delicious pizza with mozzarella cheese. "

Illustration quince

quince noun

/kwɪns/

The pear-shaped fruit of a small tree of the rose family, Cydonia oblonga.

"My grandmother uses quince to make delicious jelly, because it has a unique tart flavor. "

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enjoyed verb

/ɪnˈdʒɔɪd/

To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something

"Enjoy your holidays!   I enjoy dancing."

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years noun

/ji.ə(ɹ)z/

A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).

"we moved to this town a year ago;  I quit smoking exactly one year ago"

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paste noun

/peɪst/

A soft moist mixture, in particular:

"The cook spread a thick paste of tomato sauce on the pizza crust. "

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between noun

/bɪˈtwiːn/ /bəˈtwin/

A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics.

"The seamstress used a sturdy between to create a precise, even stitch on the thick upholstery fabric. "

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crackers noun

/ˈkrækərz/

A dry, thin, crispy baked bread (usually salty or savoury, but sometimes sweet, as in the case of graham crackers and animal crackers).

"I like to eat crackers with cheese for a snack. "

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sheep noun

/ʃiːp/ /ʃip/

A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.

"The farmer brought the sheep to the pasture for grazing. "

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firm noun

/fɜːm/ /fɜɹm/

A business partnership; the name under which it trades.

"The firm of Smith and Jones handles all the legal work for the school. "

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party noun

/ˈpɑ(ː)ɾi/ /ˈpɑɹ.ti/ /ˈpɑː.ti/

A person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action.

"The contract requires that the party of the first part pay the fee."