mozzarella

[ mot-suh-rel-luh, moht- ]

noun
  1. a mild, white, semisoft Italian cheese.

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Origin of mozzarella

1
1910–15; <Italian, equivalent to mozza a kind of cheese (literally, a cut; compare mozzare to cut off) + -rella-rel

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mozzarella

/ (ˌmɒtsəˈrɛlə) /


noun
  1. a moist white Italian curd cheese made originally from buffalo milk

Origin of mozzarella

1
from Italian, diminutive of mozza a type of cheese, from mozzare to cut off

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