manchego
Spanish, noun/manˈt͡ʃeɡo/
manchego is spelled M-A-N-C-H-E-G-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 35,911th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Manchego is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “Manchego (a type of cheese)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Queso muy apreciado hecho con leche de oveja y que tiene por origen la región española de La Mancha”.
What does manchego mean in English?
adjective
- 1
of, from or relating to La Mancha
noun
- 1
masculineManchego (a type of cheese)
noun
- 1
masculinenative or inhabitant of La Mancha (usually male)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Persona originaria o habitante de La Mancha, en España. 2. Se dice de algo que proviene o tiene relación con La Mancha, en España.
noun: 1. Queso muy apreciado hecho con leche de oveja y que tiene por origen la región española de La Mancha.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of manchego
- manchega feminine
- manchegos masculine plural
- manchegas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce manchego?
- /manˈt͡ʃeɡo/
- [mãnʲˈt͡ʃe.ɣ̞o]
- [mãnʲˈt͡ʃeɣ̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is manchego in Spanish?
manchego appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).