ricotta
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ri·cot·ta
noun \ri-ˈkä-tə, -ˈkȯ-\Definition of RICOTTA
: 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
See Origin of RICOTTA
Italian, from feminine of past participle of ricuocere to cook again, from Latin recoquere, from re- + coquere to cook — more at cook
First Known Use: 1877
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