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ricotta

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

noun

  1. a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.


ricotta

/ rɪˈkɒtə /

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ricotta1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ricotta1

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

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Example Sentences

The tomato salad with peaches, plums, and whole-made ricotta is a perfect dish for spring/summer.

Mozzarella, ricotta and burrata all come from the south of Italy; feta is from Greece.

Fed up with using half of a store-bought container of ricotta cheese, Petrit Husenaj embarked on making his own.

The next time I go to use it, my ricotta has turned into a Petri dish and is now the only other living thing in my apartment.

The saltiness of ricotta salata and olives make this simple root vegetable a meal.

Ewe's milk is as much esteemed as in the days of Theocritus; it forms the staple of the inevitable ricotta.

Feta is soft and as blinding white as a plate of fresh Ricotta smothered with sour cream.

Like Ricotta, this is such a popular cheese all over America that it is imitated widely, and often badly, with a bitter taste.

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