Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Gorgonzola /gôrˌ-gən-zōl'-ə/ · Gor·gon·zo·la · IPA /ɡˌɔrɡənzˈoʊlə/ 01 n. A kind of Italian pressed milk cheese; -- so called from a village near Milan. 1. A kind of Italian pressed milk cheese; -- so called from a village near Milan.