Cotija

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A hard, dry cheese from Mexico. countable, uncountable

    "The namesake maize de cantina, one of the starters, is a big, sweet ear of local corn dripping with chipotle butter and glazed with melted cotija cheese."

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"The namesake maize de cantina, one of the starters, is a big, sweet ear of local corn dripping with chipotle butter and glazed with melted cotija cheese."

Etymology

Named for the Mexican town of Cotija.

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