mascarpone

noun

mas·​car·​po·​ne ˌma-skär-ˈpō-(ˌ)nā How to pronounce mascarpone (audio)
: an Italian cream cheese

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Ropey cacio e pepe noodles are the star at Pasta, which is helmed by a husband-and-wife team from Peru who also make a killer mascarpone cheesecake spiked with gorgonzola, a bracing take on a classic dessert. Sara Liss, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025 Anchor the board with a wheel of mascarpone cheese or brie drizzled with a robust autumn honey like buckwheat or wildflower. Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025 Don’t forget tiramisu, cannoli cream and limoncello mascarpone cake for dessert. Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025 The brainchild of the Italian restaurant's former pastry chef, Chase Maus, it's made with Swiss meringue buttercream and mascarpone, giving it an insanely silky texture. Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mascarpone

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Italian dialect (Lombardy) mascarpón, augmentative of mascarpa cream cheese

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mascarpone was in 1932

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“Mascarpone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mascarpone. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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