What does "ricotta" mean?

A soft Italian unsalted whey cheese resembling cottage cheese.

Ricotta

Common synonyms include: cheese, firm ricotta, fresh cheese, salted ricotta, soft cheese, whey cheese.

/ɹɪˈkɑtə/ name, noun

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Noun

1
A soft Italian unsalted whey cheese resembling cottage cheese. countable, uncountable
2
soft Italian cheese like cottage cheese wordnet

Proper Noun

"Instead of fresh cream, you can use ricotta or mascarpone."

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian ricotta (literally “cooked again”), from Latin recocta.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian Ricotta.