casu martzu

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Sardinian casu martzu (literally “rotten cheese”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌkɑːzuː ˈmɑː(ɹ)tsuː/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌkɑzu ˈmɑɹtsu/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tsuː

Noun

casu martzu (uncountable)

  1. A kind of sheep milk cheese from Sardinia, riddled with live insect larvae.
    Synonym: (colloquial) maggot cheese

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