Romano

[ roh-mah-noh ]

noun

, (sometimes lowercase)

1. a hard, light-colored, sharp, Italian cheese, usually made of ewe's milk.

Romano

¹

/ roˈmaːno /

noun

1. See Giulio Romano

Romano

²

/ rəʊˈmɑːnəʊ /

noun

1. a hard light-coloured sharp-tasting cheese, similar to Parmesan

Word History and Origins

Origin of Romano¹

1905–10; < Italian: Roman

Example Sentences

His mind went immediately to his office friend, the telephone system manager, delightful Hope Romano, who went up when that elevator door closed.

From Washington Post

Romano is the chief executive officer of ChargePoint, a California-based company that runs one of the world’s largest electric-vehicle charging networks, having installed over 130,000 charging stations throughout North America and Europe.

From Time

In Romano’s business, each parking spot is a potential home for a charger.

From Time

When our writer Andrew Romano removed the bag, it was revealed that LaBeouf was quietly weeping.

From The Daily Beast

Kashkari, an Indian American who looks vaguely like a bald Ray Romano, is both pro-choice and a supporter of same-sex marriage.

From The Daily Beast

An Italian scientist named Romano Demicheli presented data from a decades-long study of breast cancer patients.

From The Daily Beast

The headline of L'Osservatore Romano put it even more plainly: “Common Commitment.”

From The Daily Beast

A riot erupted in Harlem, and Romano was among the cops who found themselves in the midst of it.

From The Daily Beast

See also the vignette on title page, copied from an alabaster slab in the Collegio Romano, originally from the Catacombs.

From Project Gutenberg

In the general framework of Romano-British life the two chief features were the town, and the villa.

From Project Gutenberg

A similar absence of remains may be noticed outside other Romano-British towns, and is significant of their economic position.

From Project Gutenberg

It would seem as if the Romano-Britons were speedily driven from the east of the island.

From Project Gutenberg

Kalonymos was the equal of Romano as a philosopher and not much below Immanuel as a satirist.

From Project Gutenberg