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mozzarella definition

moz·za·rella (mät′sə rel′ə)

noun

a soft, white Italian cheese with a mild flavor, used esp. on pizza, in lasagna, etc.

Etymology: It, dim. of mozza, a kind of cheese < mozzare, to cut off < mozzo, blunt < VL *mutius, cut off, blunted

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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