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ricotta definition

ri·cotta (ri kät′ə)

noun

  1. a soft, dry or moist Italian cheese made from whey obtained in the production of other cheeses
  2. a cheese like this made in the U.S. from whole milk or from whey and whole milk

Etymology: It < L recocta, recooked, fem. pp. of recoquere, to boil again: see re- & cook

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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