Gorgonzola

See also: gorgonzola and gorgonzolą

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Gorgonzola.

Proper noun

Gorgonzola

1. A city in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.

Noun

Gorgonzola (countable and uncountable, plural Gorgonzolas)

1. Alternative form of gorgonzola (“cheese”).

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌɡɔʁɡɔnˈt͡soːla]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Gor‧gon‧zo‧la

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian Gorgonzola.

Proper noun

Gorgonzola n (proper noun, genitive Gorgonzolas or (optionally with an article) Gorgonzola)

1. a city in Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Declension

Declension of Gorgonzola [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Gorgonzola
genitive	des	Gorgonzolas, Gorgonzola1
dative	dem	Gorgonzola
accusative	das	Gorgonzola

¹Optionally with an article.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian gorgonzola.

Noun

Gorgonzola m (strong, genitive Gorgonzolas, plural Gorgonzolas)

1. gorgonzola (cheese)

Declension

Declension of Gorgonzola [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Gorgonzola	die	Gorgonzolas
genitive	eines	des	Gorgonzolas	der	Gorgonzolas
dative	einem	dem	Gorgonzola	den	Gorgonzolas
accusative	einen	den	Gorgonzola	die	Gorgonzolas

Further reading

• “Gorgonzola” in Duden online

Italian

Etymology

The name could be from Latin curte Argentia, referring to its location near the ancient Roman town. Another possibility is a connection to the goddess Concordia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡor.ɡonˈd͡zɔ.la/
• Homophone: gorgonzola
• Rhymes: -ɔla
• Hyphenation: Gor‧gon‧zò‧la

Proper noun

Gorgonzola f

1. a city in Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Further reading

• “Gorgonzola”, in Enciclopedia Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026