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Definitions

Noun

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

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from Italian.

Synonyms

All synonyms

cheesecottage cheese

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian Ricotta.

Related phrases

cottage cheese

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