ricotta

[ ri-kot-uh, -kaw-tuh; Italian ree-kawt-tah ]

noun
  1. a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.

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Origin of ricotta

1
1875–80; <Italian <Latin recocta, feminine of recoctus, past participle of recoquere to re-cook. See re-, cook1

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ricotta

/ (rɪˈkɒtə) /


noun
  1. a soft white unsalted cheese made from sheep's milk, used esp in making ravioli and gnocchi

Origin of ricotta

1
C19: Italian, from Latin recocta recooked, from recoquere, from re- + coquere to cook

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