ricotta

noun ri·cot·ta \ri-ˈkä-tə, -ˈkȯ-\

: a soft, white Italian cheese

Full Definition of RICOTTA

: a white unripened whey cheese of Italy that resembles cottage cheese; also : a similar cheese made in the United States from whole or skim milk

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Italian, from feminine of past participle of ricuocere to cook again, from Latin recoquere, from re- + coquere to cook — more at cook

First Known Use: 1877

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