mozzarella

(mät′sə rel′ə)

noun

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

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

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noun

A mild white Italian cheese that has a rubbery texture and is often eaten melted, as on pizza.

Origin:

Origin: Italian

Origin: , diminutive of mozza, a cut, mozzarella

Origin: , from mozzare, to cut off

Origin: , from mozzo, mutilated

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *mutius

Origin: , from Latin mutilis

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