RICOTTA


Meaning of RICOTTA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈkä-tə, -ˈkȯ- ]

noun

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

Date: 1877

: 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.